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    Long Dan Cao - Certified Organic, 1lb

    Long Dan Cao - Certified Organic, 1lb

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    Gentiana Root drains fire from excess in the Liver and Gallbladder, eliminates lower burner damp-heat. - Bensky


    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.*

    English Name: Gentiana Root
    Chinese Name: Long Dan Cao
    Unit Size: 1 pound
    Potency: 1:1
    Taste: Bitter - Bensky
    Properties: Cold - Bensky
    Channels Entered: Gallbladder, Liver, Stomach - 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
    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
    Materia Medica: Clear Heat - Drain Dampness
    Contraindications: Contraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen or Stomach. - Bensky


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    Long Dan Cao - Gentiana Root

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