Yang Tonics
Ji Gan: Chinese Herb Guide
鸡肝
Chicken Liver
Name
Ji Gan (Chicken Liver)
The Effect of Ji Gan
Property
Sweet, warm; liver, kidney and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify the liver and kidney, improve eyesight, eliminate malnutrition, kill parasites.
Indications
Nebula, infantile malnutrition, night blindness, threatened bortion, infantile enuresis, erosion of vulva, hepatic asthenia.
Dosage and Administrations
decoct in water, or made into pills and powder. Proper dosage is for external application.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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