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Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver

Pin Yin: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Category: Clear Heat from Organs
Additional Categories: Clear Damp Heat

Actions:
   Clears and drains Damp Heat from Lower Burner, and drains and clears Repletion Heat from Liver and Gall Bladder;
  ---used for Damp Heat of Lower Burner (Uterus, Bladder, genitalia) and for Repletion Heat along the Liver and Gallbladder channels, including head, eyes, and subcostal region.
   (See Liver Fire; Damp Heat of Lower Burner .)

Medicinals

Dosages (Qian)

Gentianae Scabrae, Rx [long dan cao]

1-3

Scutellariae, Rx [huang qin]

2-4

Gardeniae, Fr [zhi zi]

2-4

Mutong, Caulis [mu tong]

1-2

Plantaginis, S [che qian zi]

3-5

Alismatis, Rz [ze xie]

2-4

Bupleuri, Rx [chai hu]

1-3

Rehmanniae Glutinosae (dried), Rx [sheng di huang]

3-5

Angelicae Sinensis, Rx [dang gui]

2-4

Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao]

1-2

   Associated Modern Diseases: migraine, uveitis, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, acute glaucoma, retinitis, otitis media, hyperthyroidism, intercostal neuralgia, eczema, herpes zoster, pyelonephritis, cystitis, urethritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, orchitis, epididymitis.

   Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Guide Out the Red Powder [Dao Chi San]; Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity [Huang Lian Jie Du Tang].

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