Long Dan Cao
龍膽草 lóng dǎn caǒ, "dragon gallbladder herb"

Category:

Clear Heat

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Contraindicated in cases of Cold from Deficiency of the Spleen or Stomach		Meridians: Liver , Stomach , Gall Bladder
	Preparation: • Raw • Scorched • Wine-fried		Quality: Good quality - thick, full, long straight roots. The texture should be soft, the color yellow, and the taste extremely bitter.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (5) dāng guī lóng huì wán (Tangkuei, Gentiana Longdancao, and Aloe Pill) lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng (Gentiana Long Gan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver) qīng dǎn xiè huǒ tāng (Clear the Gallbladder and Drain Fire Decoction) shū jīng huó xuè tāng (Relax the Channels and Invigorate the Blood Decoction) xiè qīng wán (Drain the Green Pill )

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix Gentianae Longdancao

Botanical: Gentiana Manshurica Kitag., Gentiana Scabra Bge., Gentiana Rigescens Franch.

Japanese: ryūtan

Korean: yongdamcho

Common: Chinese gentian root, gentiana root

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder Channels (for Liver / Gallbladder Damp-Heat) add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Fever add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Red, swollen sore throat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Swollen and painful ears add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Damp heat in the LV/GB add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Pain, swelling, dampness in the genital area add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Foul smelling vaginal discharge and itching add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Liver fire blazing upwards add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Convulsions add comment

Long Dan Cao龍膽草 lóng dǎn caǒ, "dragon gallbladder herb"