Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/long-dan-cao/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/long-dan-cao/">Bencao Index</a> long dan cao 龙胆 Radix Gentianae Gentian Root ryutan yongdamcho Clear Heat, Dry Dampness Stomach Gallbladder Liver

Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels

Damp-Heat rising along the Gallbladder channel: red, swollen eyes, a red sore throat, swollen painful ears, or sudden ear pain or deafness Liver and Gallbladder Damp-Heat with jaundice Damp-Heat in the genital area with itching, swelling, pain or dampness, and a foul-smelling, coloured vaginal discharge Painful, burning urination

Drains Excess Liver Fire

Liver Fire flaring upward with headache, dizziness, red eyes, a bitter taste, rib-side pain, irritability and a short temper Fever with convulsions, spasms or flank pain from Wind-Heat in the Liver

Extinguishes Liver Wind in children

Convulsions with high fever in infants, when Liver Fire stirs up Wind, at reduced doses