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LR - Damp Heat
or Heat |
Long Dan Xie
Gan Tang |
龍
膽
瀉
肝
湯 |
Gentiana Decoction
to Drain the LR
Function: clear Liver Gallbladder Heat,
Damp/Heat in low Jiao
Composition:
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Long Dan Cao
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Radix gentianae
longdancao
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3-9g
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Huang Qin
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Radix scutellariae
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6-12g
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Zhi Zi
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Fructus gardeniae
jasminoidis
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6-12g
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Mu Tong
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Caulis mutong
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3-6g
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Che Qian Zi
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Semen plantaginis
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9-15g
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Ze Xie
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Rhizoma alismatis
orientalis
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6-12g
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Chai Hu
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Radix bupleuri
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3-9g
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Sheng Di Huang
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Radix rehmanniae
glutinosae
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9-15g
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Dang Gui
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Radix angelicae sinensis
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6-12g
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Gan Cao
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Radix glycyrrhizae
uralensis
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3-6g
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Indications:
Both LR and GB
meridians travel to the head, when there is Heat in these
meridians one will see pain in the hypochondriac region,
headache, dizziness, red sore eyes, trouble with hearing, ear
swelling or infection, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability,
& anger. Since the GB and San Jiao are interiorly-exteriorly
related Heat in the GB effects the water metabolism of the San
Jiao which causes internal dampness. Together these create Damp
and Heat which can cause hot painful difficult urination that is
dark yellow and smelly, possible smelly leukorrhea or menstrual
irregularities in women, along with other conditions that affect
the external genitalia (herpes, eczema, tinea). T- red with
yellow coat, P- wiry.
The use of dan
zhi xiao yao san may be used for similar although milder cases
with signs of stagnation.
These conditions
translate into urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis,
gallstones, conjunctivitis, otitis media, cystitis, or orchitis.
Long Dan Xie Gan
Tang cools Heat without causing Stasis, and drains pathogenic Qi
without injuring the patients vital Qi.
Caution should be
used with Spleen deficient patients. The very cold and bitter
properties of this formula also limit it’s use to short term low
dose administration.
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