Description
Details of Gentiana Combination
Gentiana cools to calm the spirit and make you cool of course. ;) Alternative Names
long dan xie gan tang
lung tan hsieh kan tang
long dan xue gan tang
Gentian Liver-Draining Decoction
Gentian Liver-Purging Decoction
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Ryลซtan-shakan-tล
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TJ76; TJ-76; TJ 76 lรณng dวn xiรจ gฤn wรกn
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Benefits
cools redness in the face
calms restlessness
calms rage.
supports vaginal health
supports bladder health
This formula is the “go to” for the signs of heat and is said to have something of a detoxifying benefit.
It usually is used only for 10 days for the effects to help and then discontinued. After 10 days you can go back on it again.
It may also cause loose stools or diarrhea if taken too much or too long.
Toxicity in Chinese medicine means evidence of redness such as rashes.ย Specifically, it is said to eliminate “damp-heat” from these two channels. Because heat rises and damp is a heavier fluid we often find more damp indications lower in the body and more heat indications higher in the body.
Dampness that descends within the Liver channel often manifests with weeping, oozy sores. Because this damp is warm or hot (we call it “damp-heat”) these weeping sores usually arise on a red base .
Thick coat with optional red dots (indicating heat). Oozing clear fluids means dampness, redness means heat. These sores can arise anywhere that the Liver channel dominates such as the genitals, the ribs and flank, and the lips . (The Liver channel isn’t just one discrete channel, but it has tributaries, like a river with streams feeding into it.) aggravated by stress . However, in the absence of a thick yellow tongue coating, one should choose other formulas. A thick tongue coating is defined as one that is so thick, you can’t see through it to the tongue body beneath. Many tongues are only thick in the rear, this would suggest that *maybe* this is a good formula for you.
It focuses on symptoms of toxicity located along the trajectory of the Liver and Gallbladder (acupuncture) channels. The Gallbladder channel goes down the sides of the legs and the Liver channel goes through the genital area as it ends near the big toe. Because of the very cold nature of this formula it should be only be used for brief periods of time – such asย 5-10 days. Heat rising in the Gallbladder channel causes headaches that arise on one side of the head , potentially arising from the point GB 21 (at base of skull above neck), extending to the acupuncture point GB 14 (right above the mid-point of the eyebrow), and zig-zagging across the temple and side of the head. Because this heat has some dampness in it too, it may additional cause a sense of muzziness or brain fog associated with the headache addressed by this formula.
NOTE Ingredients
Long Dan Cao ้พ่ฝ่ Chinese gentian root, gentiana root Radix Gentianae Longdancao
Chai Hu ๆด่ก hare’s ear root, thorowax root, bupleurum Radix Bupleuri [caution ]
Zhi Zi ๆขๅญ cape jasmine fruit, gardenia Gardeniae Fructus
Huang Qin ้ป่ baical skullcap root, scutellaria, scute Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis [supports pregnancy ]
The above four herbs all have one thing in common, they enter the Gallbladder or Liver channels. They’re cool and drying . Cool and dry properties entering the Gallbladder and Liver channels is exactly what we want to treat “damp-heat”. Cool and dry is the opposite of hot and damp, get it?
Dang Gui ็ถๆญธ tangkuei, Chinese angelica root Radix Angelicae Sinensis [supports pregnancy ]
Sheng Di Huang ็ๅฐ้ป Chinese foxglove root, rehmannia (fresh),Rehmannia root Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae
These two herbs both nourish the blood. The major function of this formula is to cool and dry. These two herbs prevent too much drying as they both nourish the healthy appropriate moistening elements of the body. Sheng Di also cools the blood, which might be indicated for those with red dots on the tongue such as the tongue picture on this page.
Mu Tong ๆจ้ akebia caulis Caulis Mutong (not included in online version) [don’t use if pregnant ]
Che Qian Zi ่ปๅๅญ plantago seeds Semen Plantaginis
Ze Xie ๆพค็ alisma rhizome, water plantain Rhizoma Alismatis Orientalis [supports pregnancy ]
One method by which both damp and heat are removed from the body is through the urinary track. These three ingredients are all diuretics that are cool or cooling in nature .
Gan Cao ็่ licorice root Radix Glycyrrhizae [caution ]
As it is commonly used, this very sweet herb helps soften the harsh effects of the bitter cold drying herbs in this formula to protect the stomach and prevent side-effects of tummy ache for instance.
Modifications for Nocturnal Emissions (Wet Dreams) or Premature Ejaculation
This formula has a cooling effect on the “liver”. When the liver is cool, the temper is calmed. However while we’re cooling the emotions, we’re also cooling off other body functions including some reproductive activities. Heat that rises to the heart can induce intense dreams or over-the-top emotions . This can also cause nocturnal emissions or premature ejaculation . Cooling the liver is the first step in this process. The second is to use certain herbs that astringe the ejaculate such that it comes out less easily. These herbs are available as a separate formula to address the symptoms only, or as an add-on component to this formula.
The separate formula that includes these herbs for nocturnal emissions or premature ejaculation is called Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence (Jin Suo Gu Jing Tang)
Adding a bit to this formula addresses both the root-cause of this condition as well as the branch-symptoms. “Root and branch” are often treated together to address the both symptoms as well as regulate the underlying root disharmony giving rise to wet dreams or premature ejaculation.
Recommended for these body types :
Hearty Slightly Hearty Balanced
Recommended for these thermal natures :
Hot Warm Neutral
Adult Dosage
Your order will last approximately this long :
100 grams powder (capsules or powder): 8 to 25 days
200 grams powder (powder only): 19 to 56 days
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