Long Dan Cao
| Long Dan Cao in TCM:Explore the properties of Long Dan Cao according to Chinese Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: gentiana
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Gentianae
Properties: bitter, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LV, GB
Flavors: bitter
Special Properties: clears heat, clears damp, disperses wind
Actions / Indications:
- Dries damp-heat from LV and GB (damp-heat in lower
jiao; damp-heat or fire in upper portion of gallbladder channel: red,
swollen ears, ear or sinus infection, sudden deafness; swelling or pain
in genitals, jaundice, hypochondria pain)
- Drains LV / GB fire (flank pain, Liver fire blazing
up with headache, fever, red eyes, irritability; Liver fire blazing
creating Liver wind with spasms, convulsions)
Special Notes:
- Clears damp heat from the lower jiao especially LV/GB
- Clears liver fire blazing with wind and spasms
- .At a low dosage (< 1g) Long Dan Cao stimulates the digestion, at a large dosage it irritates the stomach and can cause nausea, vomiting, and lack of appetite.
Contraindications: - (cc: SP and ST deficiency with diarrhea)
- (cc: yin fluid deficiency)
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