gan qi

Name: gan qi
Creator: Bencao Index

Slightly toxic

Toxicity graded by American Dragon.

About gan qi

Gan Qi is dried lacquer. It is acrid and bitter in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Lung and Stomach channels.

Names

Pinyin	gan qi

Classification

Channels: Lung, Stomach
Flavour: Acrid, Bitter
Temperature: Warm

Actions and indications

Breaks up Blood stasis, opens the channels and dissolves hardness

Amenorrhea from Blood stasis, particularly with an obstructing mass
Fixed, palpable abdominal masses (concretions) due to Blood stasis
Stasis that is entrenched and chronic; not for mild stagnation

Kills parasites

Intestinal parasites with abdominal pain

Combinations

da huang + tu bie chong
Tidal fever, a full abdomen and emaciation with amenorrhea
da huang + shui zhi + tao ren
Blood Stasis amenorrhea

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any 0.06-0.1g; (Use only in pill or powder form)	0.06-0.1 g	—	—	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Weak, frail or deficient patients, and deficiency rather than Excess patterns
contraindication A tendency to develop large sores
contraindication Stomach deficiency
contraindication Amenorrhea that stems from Blood deficiency
contraindication Any presentation without genuine Blood stasis
pregnancy Contraindicated in pregnancy because of its strong stasis-breaking action
caution Slightly toxic: suited only to Excess-type stasis in a robust person, and not for general or prolonged use
caution Reserved for qualified practitioners, in its processed (calcined or charred) form and under supervision

Link to this herb

Paste any of these. The wording inside the link is the part that matters — it tells a search engine what this page is about, so it is filled in for you.

HTML

<a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/gan-qi/">gan qi</a> — Bencao Index

Markdown

[gan qi](https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/gan-qi/) — Bencao Index

With our badge

<a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/gan-qi/"><img src="https://bencaoindex.com/badges/bencao-index-160.svg" alt="Bencao Index" width="160" height="40"></a>

Free to use with a visible link back. This herb is also available as XML. See link to us for banners, the feed, and the terms.

Support

Bencao Index is free to use and free of advertising, and is paid for by one practitioner.

Make a donation