ge jie

蛤蚧·Gecko

Gecko

Slightly toxic

Toxicity graded by American Dragon.

About ge jie

Ge Jie (蛤蚤) is the gecko, recorded under that name in the pharmaceutical Latin. It is salty in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Lung and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that tonify Yang.

Names

Pinyinge jie
Chinese蛤蚧
Latin NameGecko
English NameGecko
Japanesegokai
Koreanhapgae

Classification

Category
Tonify Yang
Channels
Lung, Kidney
Flavour
Salty
Temperature
Neutral
Part used
Animal
Family
Gekkonidae
Species
Gekko gekko linnaeus
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Tonifies the Lungs and Kidneys, helps the Kidneys grasp Qi and calms wheezing

  • Wheezing when weak Kidneys cannot grasp the Lung Qi, often chronic and worse on exertion
  • Long-standing cough and breathlessness from deficiency of both Lungs and Kidneys
  • Consumptive cough, or cough with streaks of blood in the sputum

Tonifies Kidney Yang, nourishes Jing and Blood, and steadies Kidney Qi and the Ming Men Fire

  • Kidney Yang deficiency with impotence, early-morning diarrhea and frequent urination

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 3-18g; Powder: 1-7g3-18 g

Cautions