Long Dan Cao Granules

Long Dan Cao Granules

Long Dan Cao Granules

SKU BPG452
Brand Blue Poppy Granules - Single Herbs
Unit Size 100g
Potency 5:1
Taste Bitter - Bensky
Properties Cold - Bensky
Contraindications Contraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen or Stomach. - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology Red, swollen, sore throat and eyes; swollen and painful ears; sudden deafness; jaundice , pain, swelling, or dampness in the genital areas or foul-smelling vaginal discharge and itching. Headache or red eyes due to Liver fire; Fever, spasms, convulsions or flank pain due to Liver wind-heat. - Bensky
Actions Drains fire from excess in the Liver and Gallbladder, eliminates lower burner damp-heat. - Bensky
Pattern Damp-heat, Liver fire, Liver wind-heat - Bensky
Channels Entered Gallbladder, Liver, Stomach - Bensky
English name Gentiana Root
Description
 

Excerpted from Bensky:  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

  • Drains damp-heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels:  for damp-heat in the upper part of the Gallbladder channel with such symptoms as red, swollen, sore throat and eyes, swollen and painful ears, or sudden deafness.  Also for damp-heat in the Liver or Gallbladder channels (especially the lower parts) with such symptoms as jaundice, pain, swelling, or dampness in the genital area, or foul-smelling vaginal discharge and itching.*
  • Drains and pacifies excessive Liver fire:  for Liver fire blazing upward with headache or red eyes.  Also for Liver wind-heat with fever, spasms, convulsions, or flank pain.*