Long Dan Cao

Ingredient Information

Name:

Long Dan Cao

龍膽草

Pharmaceutical Name:

Gentianae Scabrae Radix

Alternate Name:

Gentiana

Japanese Name:

ryutan

Allergens:

None

Materia Medica Categories

Chapter:	Clear Heat
Section:	Clear Heat and Dry Dampness

Symptoms

TCM Patterns

Liver-Damp Heat
Gall Bladder-Damp Heat
Liver-Fire
Liver-Wind-Heat

Tongue

None Listed

Pulse

None Listed

Contraindications

Cold From Deficiency
Spleen Deficiency
Stomach Cold from Deficiency

Ingredients

Pin Yin	Common Name	中文	Pct
Long Dan Cao	Gentiana	龍膽草	100.00%

Treatment Principles

Drain Fire from Liver
Drain Fire from Gallbladder
Drain Damp Heat in Liver
Drain Damp Heat in Gallbladder
Pacify the Liver

Properties

Channels

Gall Bladder (33%)
Liver (33%)
Stomach (33%)

Properties

Cold (100%)

Tastes

Bitter (100%)

Literature

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