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Gentian Root (Radix Gentianae)

Location found

Northern part of China

Flavor & Property

Bitter; cold

Effects

Detoxication

Use

Jaundice

* used with oriental wormwood and capejasmine fruit

Yellow thick leukorrhagia

* used with plantainseed and flavescent sophora root

Headache, swollen and painful eyes, pain in the hypochondriac region, bitter taste in the mouth, and deafness

* used with scutellaria root, capejasmine fruit, and bupleurum root

Persistent high fever, spasm and convulsion

* used with coptis, uncaria stem with hooks

Dosage & Administration

3-6g (boiled in water for oral use or in bolus and powder)

Precaution & Contractindication

Spleen and stomach problems

Note: It is important to be evaluated by a health professional before taking this drug.

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