Long+Dan+Xie+Gan+Tang+(Gentiana+Decoction+to+Drain+the+Liver)

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Decoction to Drain the Liver) Also for difficult and painful urination with heat sensation in the urethra, swollen and pruritic external genitalia, or foul-smelling leukorrhea. In women, the menstrual cycle will be shortened and the blood will turn reddish-purple.
 * Category:** Clear Heat [excess heat and damp in Liver channel or lower Jiao]
 * Preparation:** Decoct with water.
 * Function:** Drains fire excess from the liver and gallbladder, and clears and drains damp-heat from the lower burner
 * Indications:** Pain in the hypochondria, headache, dizziness, red and sore eyes, hearing loss, swelling in the ears, bitter taste in mouth, irritability, short temper, wiry rapid and forceful pulse, red tongue with yellow coat.
 * Clinical Applications:** migraine headache, eczema, intercostal neuralgia, gallstones, uveitis, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, acute glaucoma, central retinitis, suppurative otitis media, herpes zoster, herpes simplex, pyelonephritis, cystitis, urethritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, orchitis, epididymitis, hyperthyroidism
 * Contraindications:** deficient cold in spleen and stomach, yin deficiency

**Ingredients:**
Long Dan Cao (3-9g.) Chai Hu (3-9g.) Huang Qin (6-12g.) Zhi Zi (6-12g.) Mu Tong (3-6g.) Che Qian Zi (9-15g.) Ze Xie (6-12g.) Sheng Di Huang (9-15g.) Dang Gui (6-12g.) Gan Cao (3-6g.)

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Long Dan Cao: very cold and bitter -Clears the excessive heat in Liver and Gallbladder -Drains damp-heat in lower Jiao

//Deputy:// Chai Hu: clears heat in Liver and Gallbladder, disperses Liver Qi, guides other herbs to Liver meridian Huang Qin, Zhi Zi: drain fire and dampness

//Assistant:// Mu Tong, Che Qian Zi, Ze Xie: clear the heat in upper Jiao, drain the dampness from the lower Jiao Sheng Di Huang, Dang Gui: Nourish Yin and Blood

//Envoy:// Gan Cao: harmonize the middle Jiao and other herbs.

**Modifications:**
Pale-red leukorrhea and wiry, rapid pulse: + Chi Shao, Lian Xu Severe headache and painful red eyes: + Ju Hua, Sang Ye Coughing up blood due to Liver fire injuring the Lungs: + Mu Dan Pi, Ce Bai Ye Tremors: + Gou Teng, Chuan Bei Mu