Long Dan Cao (Chinese gentian): Chinese Medicine Cases
5 related cases
📖 Doctor Xu Shuwei (许叔微) Case
Sudden Yellow Skin and Eyes (Jaundice)? Song Dynasty Formula Master Doctor Xu Shuwei Uses Yin Chen Hao Tang (Capillaris Decoction) to Clear Damp-Heat — Yellowing Cleared Within Days
Medicine: Yin Chen (capillary artemisia), Zhi Zi (gardenia fruit)
📖 Doctor Zhang Xichun (张锡纯) CaseHeadache with Weak Legs, Always About to Fall? Doctor Zhang Xichun's Case of Cerebral Congestion with Weakness of Both Legs (Settling Liver-Wind Approach)
Medicine: Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite), Huai niu xi (achyranthes root)
📖 Doctor Zhang Xichun (张锡纯) CaseSomething Growing Over Your Eye and Blocking Your Vision? Doctor Zhang Xichun's Case of Pterygium (Nu Rou Pan Jing) Treated with a Single Herb: Raw Gypsum Powder
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena root)
📖 Doctor Zhang Xichun (张锡纯) CaseYellow Nasal Discharge and a Stuffy Nose That Won't Clear? Doctor Zhang Xichun Treated Heat-Type Rhinitis with Sheng Shi Gao (Raw Gypsum)
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), heavily dosed at 1.5 liang (about 45 g), Long dan cao (Chinese gentian)
📖 Doctor Zhang Xichun (张锡纯) CaseShort of Breath, Limp Limbs, Panting After Any Exercise? Doctor Zhang Xichun's 'Lift the Sunken Qi' Formula (Sheng Xian Tang)
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)