State/School

California License Exams, Pacific College Comps

Translation

Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver

Formula Type

Clear Heat from the Organs

Actions

Drain fire excess from the Liver and Gallbladder, clear and drain damp-heat from the lower burner

Source

Yi Fang Ji Jie (1682)

Ingredients

1. Long Dan Cao3-9g
2. Huang Qin6-12g
3. Zhi Zi6-12g
4. Mu Tong3-6g
5. Che Qian Zi9-15g
6. Ze Xie6-12g
7. Chai Hu3-9g
8. Sheng Di Huang9-15g
9. Dang Gui6-12g
10. Gan Cao3-6g

Indication

For Liver Fire or damp heat in the lower burner. Signs and symptoms include hypochondriac pain, dizziness, headache, red and sore eyes, swollen ears, hearing loss, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability and short temper. Pulse is wiry, rapid, and forceful. Tongue is red with a yellow coat.

Also used for dysuria with a heat in the urethra, swollen and itchy external genitalia, or foul-smelling leukorrhea. The menstrual cycle will be shorter than usual and the blood will be reddish-purple.

Contraindication

1. Do not take long-term or in large doses
2. Not for cases with Spleen deficiency or injury to the fluids