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Gan Yan Gan (Dried herb of tomentulose corydalis)

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干岩矸: whole herb is used as antioncotic, analgesic, blood purifing agent and hemostatic, for the treatment of traumatic injury, pain by swelling and ecchymoma, bleeding due to blood heat, diarrhea and dysentery due to.

Gan Yan Gan (Dried herb of tomentulose corydalis)
Gan Yan Gan (Dried herb of tomentulose corydalis) — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

干岩矸

Name

Gan Yan Gan (Herba Corydalis Tomentellae Siccata)

Sources

The drug is the dried or fresh whole herb of Corydalis tomentella Franch. (Family Papaweraceae), growing on cliff or in crevice, and distributed in Shaanxi, Hubei, Guizhou and Sichuan of China.

The Effect of 干岩矸

Property

Bitter, cool.

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Whole herb is used as antioncotic, analgesic, blood purifing agent and hemostatic, for the treatment of traumatic injury, pain by swelling and ecchymoma, bleeding due to blood heat, diarrhea and dysentery due to damp-heat, stomachache, cough caused by lung-heat, chronic bronchitis, hemoptysis and hematemesis caused by tiredness, swelling and pain of eyes, sore throat.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 3~9 g, or soaked in water for drinking, or made into powder for oral taking.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

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