Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
龍膽瀉肝湯 (龙胆泻肝汤) lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng, "Gentiana Long Gan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver"

Translated Name: Gentiana Long Gan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver

Category:

Formulas that Clear Heat,

Clear Heat from the Organs

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (10):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
龍膽草	Long Dan Cao	Chinese gentian root, gentiana root	3 - 9	grams
柴胡	Chai Hu	hare's ear root, thorowax root, bupleurum	3 - 9	grams
梔子	Zhi Zi	cape jasmine fruit, gardenia	6 - 12	grams
黃苓	Huang Qin	baical skullcap root, scutellaria, scute	6 - 12	grams
當歸	Dang Gui	tangkuei, Chinese angelica root	6 - 12	grams
生地黃	Sheng Di Huang	Chinese foxglove root, rehmannia (fresh),Rehmannia root	9 - 15	grams
木通	Mu Tong	akebia caulis	3 - 6	grams
車前子	Che Qian Zi	plantago seeds	9 - 15	grams
澤瀉	Ze Xie	alisma rhizome, water plantain	6 - 12	grams
甘草	Gan Cao	licorice root	3 - 6	grams

Tongue:

Red color with yellow coating.

Pulse:

Rate: Rapid (Quick, Fast)

Qualities: Excess (Shi, Strong, Full), Wiry (String-taut)

Cautions:

This formula should not be taken long term, in large doses, in cases of Spleen deficiency or cases where there is injury to the fluids.

Reference Source:

Analytic Collection of Medical Formulas

Modifications:

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	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (赤芍, red peony) Chi Shao ''' '''Add Herb (蓮鬚, lotus stamen beard; white lotus beard) Lian Xu''': For pale-red leukorrhea and a wiry, rapid pulse. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p97 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (桑葉, ) Sang Ye''' '''Add Herb (菊花, ) Ju Hua''': For severe headaches and painful red eyes. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p97 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (牡丹皮, ) Mu Dan Pi''' '''Add Herb (側柏葉, arborvitae leaves, lateral fir leaves) Ce Bai Ye''': For coughing up blood due to liver fire injuring the Lungs - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p97 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (川貝母, shell mother from Sichuan) Chuan Bei Mu''' '''Add Herb (芶藤, hook vine) Gou Teng''': For tremors - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p97 details... add comment

	+2 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Drains excess fire from Liver and Gallbladder. add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Clears and drains Damp Heat from Lower Jiao. add comment

	+1 jenny akee clears and drains lower jiao (liver and gallbladder) dampheat add comment

	+2 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Painful urination add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Difficult urination add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Heat in the urethra add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Swollen genitalia add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Pruritic external genitalia add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Foul smelling leukorrhea add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Red-purple menses add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Short cycle menses add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Intercostal neuralgia add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Pain in the ribs add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Cholelithiasis add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Corneal ulcers add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Acute glaucoma add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Central retinitis add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Suppurative otitis media add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Herpes simplex add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Pyelonephritis add comment

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang龍膽瀉肝湯 (龙胆泻肝汤) lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng, "Gentiana Long Gan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver"

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
龍膽瀉肝湯 (龙胆泻肝汤) lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng, "Gentiana Long Gan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver"

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Pelvic inflamatory disease add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Hyperthyroidism add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Conjunctivitis add comment

	+1 jenny akee Liver fire rising-tinnitus and deafness add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Hypochondria pain add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Loss of hearing add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Swelling in the ears add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Bitter taste in the mouth add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Drain the Green Pill ) Xie Qing Wan''': For constrained liver fire - red, sore, swollen eyes, restlessness and irritability. Also dark urine and constipation. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Clear the Gallbladder and Drain Fire Decoction) Qing Dan Xie Huo Tang''': For unremitting pain in the hypochondria, bitter taste in the mouth, dry mouth and alternating fever and chills and abdominal distention. add comment