State/School

California License Exam, ESATM, NYTCM, Pacific College Comps, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Yo San University

Pharm Name

Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix

Common Name

Large-Leaf Gentian Root

Category

Dispel Wind-Dampness

Ingredients

Taste

Acrid, Bitter

Pao Zhi

Temperature

Cool

Action / Indication

1. Expels wind-damp, open blocked channels, and relaxes tight muscles: used to treat acute or chronic bi snydrome, with muscular tightness, cramping, and joint pain with redness and swelling. Combine with other herbs for cold types of bi syndrome.
2. Clears deficiency heat: used to treat yin deficiency fever, flushed cheeks, emaciation, nightsweats, and steaming bone disorder. This herb is acrid, without being drying, so it clears deficiency heat without burning yin or fluids.
3. Transforms dampness to treat jaundice.
4. Frees the bowels: used to treat dry constipation.

Treatment Principles

Expels Wind-Damp and Relaxes the Muscles
Clears Deficiency Heat
Reduces Dampness
Treats Jaundice
Frees the Bowels

Contraindication

Use caution with Spleen deficiency diarrhea. Contraindicated with concurrent use of barbituates. This herb is a mild sedative.

Dosages

4.5-12g

Meridians

LIV, GB, ST

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