What are the contraindications of gentian

Gentiana is a common Chinese medicine. This kind of Chinese medicine generally grows in deep mountains and old forests. After being picked by Chinese medicine, it is powdered or cut into small pieces to be used for decocting Chinese medicine. It is helpful for treating many diseases. Gentiana is mainly used to treat diarrhea and liver disease. It can also be taken with many Chinese medicines. It is especially helpful for many friends' physical diseases. So what are the gentians?

Efficacy and function

Clears away heat and dries dampness; purges the liver and calms the nerves. Jaundice caused by damp-heat; painful urination; swelling and itching of the vagina; damp-heat in the lower part of the body; headache caused by excess fire in the liver and gallbladder; red and swollen eyes; deafness and swollen ears; pain in the ribs and bitter taste in the mouth; convulsions caused by febrile disease.

Taboo

It is not recommended for those with weak spleen and stomach and diarrhea, or those without damp-heat or real fire. Do not take on an empty stomach.

Additional prescription

1. Longdan Xiegan Decoction (Yifang Jijie) is used to treat liver and gallbladder fire inflammation syndrome, headache, red eyes, flank pain, bitter taste in the mouth, deafness, ear swelling, red tongue with yellow coating, and stringy, rapid and strong pulse. Syndrome of damp-heat descending into the liver meridians. Vulva swelling, vulva itching, tendon atrophy, genital sweating, turbid urine, or yellow and smelly vaginal discharge in women, etc., red tongue with yellow and greasy coating. Gentiana 6g, Scutellaria 9g, Gardenia 9g, Alisma 12g, Akebia 9g, Plantago 9g, Angelica 3g, Rehmannia glutinosa 9g, Bupleurum 6g, Licorice 6g. Decoction in water. You can also take pills, 6 to 9 grams each time, twice a day, with warm water. In the formula, gentian is very bitter and cold, and can clear away heat and dampness, so it is the main ingredient.

2. Longdansan (Taiping Shenghuifang) is used to treat jaundice due to fatigue, sweating on the forehead, heat in the hands and feet, pain in the limbs, chills and fever in the evening, and spontaneous urination. 0.6 grams of gentian, 1 gram each of ophiopogon, licorice, bupleurum, hemp, and rhinoceros horn, and 30 grams of oyster. Grind the above 7 ingredients into powder, decoct in water, add 0.5 he of Rehmannia glutinosa juice, and drink while warm. The combination of gentian and other herbs in the formula has the effect of purging the liver and gallbladder's excess fire, and removing dampness and heat in the lower abdomen.

Introduction

Gentian is the root and stem of perennial herbaceous plants such as Gentiana striata of the Gentianaceae family. It is mainly produced in the Northeast region and can be harvested in spring and autumn, with the ones harvested in autumn having better quality. Gentiana scabra is sweet and cold in nature, and is good at clearing away heat and drying dampness. It has a strong effect in relieving the excess fire in the liver and gallbladder, and can calm wind, stop convulsions and relieve pain. Also known as Lingyou, grass gentian, gentian, bitter gentian, ground gentian, gentian grass, mountain gentian, four-leaf gentian, and water gentian.

Every medicine has its advantages and disadvantages. Longdan grass also has many contraindications. Not all Chinese medicines can be eaten directly. Some are harmless to the body, and some are not suitable for some people. For example, people with weak spleen and stomach, premature ejaculation or empty stomach should remember not to use Longdan grass.