Dang Gui Long Hui Wan 当归龙荟丸
Dang Gui, Gentian and Aloe Pill

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Formulas from the Discussion Illuminating the Yellow Emperor’s Basic Questions, 1172

Herb Name Dang Gui (Chinese angelica) Long Dan Cao (Gentian) Zhi Zi (Gardenia fruit) Huang Lian (Coptis) Huang Bai (Phellodendron) Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap) Lu Hui (Aloe) Da Huang (Rhubarb) Mu Xiang (Costus) She Xiang (Musk)

Latin Angelica sinensis Gentiana scabra Gardenia jasminoides Coptis chinensis Phellodendron amurense Scutellaria baicalensis Aloe vera Rheum palmatum Aucklandia lappa Moschus moschiferus Amount 30 grams 15 grams 30 grams ea. 15 grams ea. 4 1⁄2 grams 1 1⁄2 grams

Preparation:

Powder and form Honey pills.

Function:

Clears Heat, drains Fire

Use:

Headache, restlessness, delirium, dark urine, red eyes, big pulse
1. Headache
2. Vertigo
3. Hepatitis
4. Gastritis
5. Cholecystitis
6. Gall Stones
7. Acute Arthritis
8. Severe Acne, Boils, Abscesses
9. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
10. Generally good for acute inflammation with pain

Dose:

Dissolve 6 grams in a decoction of fresh Ginger. It can also be taken as pills with Ginger tea.

Cautions:

1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not used in Cold and Weakness of the Digestion

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