Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Composition

Actions

Indications

  • Heat in the Liver and Gall Bladder channels.
  • Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner.
  • Excess Liver-Fire.

Symptoms and signs

  • Headache
  • Vertigo
  • Red eyes
  • Conjuntivitis
  • Irritability
  • Bitter taste
  • Dark urine
  • Leukorrhea
  • Genital pruritus
  • Pulse: wiry, rapid, full, slippery
  • Tongue: Red, especially on the edges, greasy, with yellow coating.

Applications

  • Gallstones
  • Genital herpes
  • Fungal infections
  • Eczema
  • Hypertension
  • Dismenorrea
  • Conjuntivitis

Contraindications

  • Do not prescribe long-term
  • Deficiency patterns
  • May consume Yin and body fluids

Modifications

In case of conjunctivitis:

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Page updated on May 12, 2021

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