Lóng Dăn Xiè Gān Tāng Flashcards

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Actions

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Drains fire excess from the Liver and Gallbladder, and clears and drains damp-heat from the lower burner

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Indications

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pain in the hypochondria
headache
dizziness
red and sore eyes
hearing loss
swelling in the ears
bitter taste in the mouth
irritability
short temper

difficult, painful urination with sensation of heat in the urethra
swollen and pruritic external genitalia
foul-smelling leukorrhea
women: menstrual cycle shortened, menstrual blood reddish-purple

P: wiry, rapid, forceful
T: red, yellow coating

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Diagnostic Pattern

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Heat excess in the Liver and/or Gallbladder channels.

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Herbs

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lóng dăn căo
chăo huáng qín
zhī zĭ
mù tōng
chē qián zĭ
zé xiè
chái hú
shēng dì huáng
jiŭ xĭ dāng guī
gān căo

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5
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lóng dăn căo

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very cold, bitter
drain heat excess from Liver and Gallbladder, eliminating damp-heat from lower burner

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chăo huáng qín
zhī zĭ

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drain fire, eliminate dampness

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chái hú

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disperses heat due to constrained Liver and Gallbladder qi
focuses actions of other herbs on Liver and Gallbladder channels

chái hú + huáng qín: clearing lesser yang-channel heat

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mù tōng
chē qián zĭ
zé xiè

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drain heat from upper burner, eliminate damp-heat from lower burner by promoting urination
pathway to drain Liver fire

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shēng dì huáng
jiŭ xĭ dāng guī

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Liver stores blood –> heat in Liver channel can injure yin and blood (other bitter, drying herbs)
shēng dì huáng: supplements the yin
jiŭ xĭ dāng guī: nourishes blood without causing stasis

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10
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gān căo

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cold, bitter herbs injures Stomach
harmonize middle burner, regulate actions of others

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Cautions and Contraindications

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Can harm the Spleen. Should not be taken long term or in large doses, nor in cases with Spleen deficiency or injury to the fluids.

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