Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Bian Fang)
Ingredients: Radix angelicae sinensis (dang gui), Semen plantaginis (che qian zi), Radix rehnianniae (sheng di huang), Radix gentianae (long dan), Radix scutellariae (huang qin), Fructus gardeniae (shan zhi zi), Rhizoma alismatis (ze xie), Radix bupleuri (chai hu), Herba dianthi (qu mai), Radix glycyrrhizae (gan cao), Kochiae fructus (di fu zi), Cortex dictamni (bai xian pi), Radix sophorae flavescentis (ku shen).
| Mandarin: 龍膽瀉肝湯 Pin-Yin: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Bian Fang) English: Gentiana Combination Korean: 육미지황환 Romaji: Ryutan Shakan To Kanji: 龙胆泻肝汤 Kampo: Yes |
Source:
- Medical Formulas Collected and Analyzed (Yi Fang Ji Jie)
How it works:
- Clears Fire and drains damp-heat in liver and gallbladder
- Clear lower Jiao damp-heat
Clinical Applications:
- Fire or damp-heat in liver and gallbladder
- Irritability and bad temper
- Red tongue with yellow tongue coating
- Dark-colored turbid urine
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang is a traditional herbal combination first recorded in the 17th century by the herbalist Wang Ang. It is used to treat excess damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder by clearing fire in the liver and draining damp-heat in the gallbladder.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Gentiana |
Long Dan |
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Alisma |
Ze Xie |
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Bupleurum |
Chai Hu |
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Akebia Stem |
Mu Tong |
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Plantago Seed |
Che Qian Zi |
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Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
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Raw Rehmannia |
Sheng Di Huang |
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Gardenia |
Shan Zhi Zi |
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Scute |
Huang Qin |
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Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Gentiana drains damp-heat from liver, gallbladder, and lower Jiao, and drains liver fire.