Qi Tonics
Zhu Gan: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Zhu Gan (Pork Liver)
The Effect of Zhu Gan
Property
Sweet, bitter, warm; spleen, stomach and liver meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify the liver, improve eyesight, tonify qi and strengthen the spleen.
Indications
Dizziness caused by liver deficiency, infantile malnutrition, deficiency of the spleen and stomach, rectocele caused by chronic dysentery, edema, barbiers, night blindness, eye disorder due to malnutrition.
Dosage and Administrations
Cook it for eating, 60~150 g, or made into pills and powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
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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