Chinese gentian, gentian, Long dan cao

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There are many different herbs called gentian.

What Did you take the herb for? This would help

to answer your question. It was probably

Gentian (Gentiana lutea) a western herb that

you drank. Long dan cao is a very strong cold

chinese herb to clear damp heat especially in

the intestines.

 

Michael

 

Gentian (Gentiana lutea) increases the appetite,

stimulates digestive juices, decreases intestinal

inflammation, treats indigestion, heartburn, liver

and spleendisorders, promotes menstruation, strengthens

and builds the body, and is helpful for gout and arthritis.

 

http://www.healthwell.com/healthnotes/Herb/Gentian.cfm

 

long dan cao

Pharmaceutical name: Radix Gentianae longdancao

latin: Gentiana scabra Bge, G. trflom Pall.,

G. manshurica Kitag., or G. regescents Fransh.

 

Western Signs, Symptoms & Disease Categories

 

Eyes-Red

Eyes-Pain

Throat-Sore

Ear Infection-Acute

Jaundice

Leukorrhea-Gonorrheal

Headache-Dull

Fever

Tremors

Pain-Flank

Convulsions

Muscle-Spasms

 

Chinese Patterns

 

Liver-Damp Heat

Gall Bladder-Damp Heat

Liver-Fire

Liver-Wind

 

Contraindications

 

Spleen Deficiency

Diarrhea (Chronic)

 

for picture of herb

http://alternativehealing.org/long_dan_cao.htm

 

 

herbal remedies, " Sandy " <innerchildtheone> wrote:

> Can someone tell me if these are all the same thing?

> Chinese gentian, gentian, Long dan cao, gentian root

>

> Is Chinese gentian root different than regular gentian?

> I was once given a purple liquid and was told it was " gentian " , it

> worked very well, but I don't know if that was gentian violet, long

> dan cao, or gentian root?

>

> Thank you.

> Sandy