Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Xiong Dan: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Xiong Dan (Bear Gall)
The Effect of Xiong Dan
Property
Bitter, cold; liver, gallbladder, spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and relieve spasm, improve the eyesight and kill parasites.
Indications
Jaundice due to damp-heat, nebula, pharyngitis, anal fistula, boils, chancre, pinworm and roundworm, infantile malnutrition, diarrhea due to summer-heat and damp, epilepsy due to heat disease, urine with blood, nasal eczema.
Dosage and Administrations
Take pill or powder, 0.2~0.5 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying or eye drop application.
Cautions
Its effect can be weakened by Fang Ji, Di Huang.
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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