Functions and Indications
Clearing away heat and drying dampness, purging liver and gallbladder fire. Used for damp-heat jaundice, vaginal swelling and itching, vaginal discharge, eczema and itching, red eyes, deafness, hypochondriac pain, bitter mouth, convulsions and convulsions.
1. Clearing away liver and gallbladder dampness and heat. This product is very cold in nature and can purge fire. It is good at clearing excess fire in the liver meridian and can clear away dampness and heat. It is often used for various diseases and syndromes of liver and gallbladder dampness and heat. For example, acute jaundice hepatitis, acute cholecystitis, and biliary tract infection, prescriptions such as Longdan Xiegan Decoction have good curative effects.
2. Clear and purge liver-fire. Use this product to purge and purge liver-fire to treat redness, swelling and pain in the eyes, swollen and painful throat, dizziness and headache caused by liver-fire inflammation.
Usage and dosage
3-6g, decoction or powdered into pills, appropriate amount for external use.
Side effects and adverse reactions
1. Excessive dosage Gentian grass has a mild irritating effect on the gastrointestinal tract, which is beneficial to the digestion of food. However, taking large doses will hinder digestion and may cause headaches, flushing, dizziness, and slowed heart rate.
2. Incorrect medicine Gentian grass is a product of severe cold. It has strong purging power and can easily damage Yang Qi. Immediate adverse reactions may occur if used improperly. For example, gentian has a choleretic effect and is often used clinically to treat cholelithiasis. The course of treatment for this disease is generally long. If gentian is used to clear diarrhea for a long time, dizziness, fatigue, and fatigue often occur. This is an adverse reaction caused by the bitter and cold gentian grass damaging the healthy energy.
Medicine contraindications
People with weak spleen and stomach causing diarrhea and those without damp-heat excess fire should not take it. Do not take it on an empty stomach.