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Gentiana urnula, Gang ga chung གང་ག་ཆུང༌
Gang ga chung (Tibetan)
Gentiana urnula from a Tibetan Thangka
Botanical name:
Gentiana spp.
Two separate species supply this medicine:
Parts used:
Flower; Whole herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Gentiana spp.
Two separate species supply this medicine:
- G. urnula
- G. depressa (G. don)
Parts used:
Flower; Whole herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Cold, Influenza, Epidemic Fever
-acute Cough
-Diarrhea, Dysentery
-Infected Wounds
-Poisoning, especially Food poisoning
2. Clears Liver Heat:
-Heat of Bile and Blood
3. Clears Brown Phlegm:
-used for Brown Phlegm (Smug Po) disorders
DOSE:
1. Taken with Jaggery or Honey to increase body strength. (Norbu)
Powder: 1–3 grams
SUBSTITUTE:
1. Leonurus sibirica is so commonly used for this medicine it is often listed as the primary source of the medicine Gang ga chung.
2. Panzerina lanata
3. Ajuga lupulina has been listed as a source
4. In some cases European Gentian or Gentiana Long Dan Cao may be used
1. Taken with Jaggery or Honey to increase body strength. (Norbu)
Powder: 1–3 grams
SUBSTITUTE:
1. Leonurus sibirica is so commonly used for this medicine it is often listed as the primary source of the medicine Gang ga chung.
2. Panzerina lanata
3. Ajuga lupulina has been listed as a source
4. In some cases European Gentian or Gentiana Long Dan Cao may be used
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: