Sun Ten – Gentiana Combination (Long Dan Xie Gan Tang)

Gentiana Combination by Sun Ten, also known as Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, drains fire from the liver.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, fire in the Liver can manifest as various infectious and inflammatory disorders along the Liver meridian. The formula is named after the most important ingredient, long dan cao, which effectively drains the fire from the Liver.

Western Symptomology:
• Agitation
• Anger
• Dizziness
• Ears-Hearing Loss
• Ears-Ringing (Tinnitus)
• Genitals-Foul Odor
• Genitals-Itching
• Genitals-Swelling
• Headache-Dull
• Irritability
• Menses
• Menses-Painful
• Taste-Bitter
• Urination-Cloudy
• Urination-Dribbling
• Urination-Incontinence
• Vagina-Discharge

TCM Functions:
• Clear liver and gallbladder damp heat
• Clean lower jiao damp heat

TCM patterns:
• Liver-Fire
• Gallbladder-Heat

Ingredients: Radix angelicae sinensis (dang gui), Semen plantaginis (che qian zi), Radix rehnianniae (sheng di huang), Radix gentianae (long dan), Radix scutellariae (huang qin), Fructus gardeniae (shan zhi zi), Rhizoma alismatis (ze xie), Radix bupleuri (chai hu), Herba dianthi (qu mai), Radix glycyrrhizae (gan cao), Kochiae fructus (di fu zi), Cortex dictamni (bai xian pi), Radix sophorae flavescentis (ku shen).

Suggested Use:
Dissolve 1 to 2 grams in a cup of hot water to make a tea 2 to 3 times daily.