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Gentiana urnula, Gang ga chung གང་ག་ཆུང༌
Gang ga chung (Tibetan)
Botanical name:
Gentiana spp.
Two separate species supply this medicine:
1. G. urnula
2. G. depressa (D. don)
Parts used:
Flower (some list the whole herb dried)
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Gentiana spp.
Two separate species supply this medicine:
1. G. urnula
2. G. depressa (D. don)
Parts used:
Flower (some list the whole herb dried)
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Epidemic Fever
-Diarrhea, Dysentery
-Infected Wounds
-Poisoning
2. Clears Liver Heat:
-Heat of Bile and Blood
3. Clears Brown Phlegm:
-used for Brown Phlegm disorders
DOSE:
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 regular Gentian or Gentiana Long Dan Cao can be used
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 regular Gentian or Gentiana Long Dan Cao can be used
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: