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Which Five Traditional Chinese Herbs Can Dissolve Gallstones?

Feb 25, 2023 Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Jin Zhongkui
Introduction
Five traditional Chinese herbs that can dissolve gallstones generally include Endothelium Cornei Gigeriae Galli (Ji Nei Jin), Curcuma longa (Yu Jin), Lysimachia christinae (Jin Qian Cao), Bupleurum chinense (Chai Hu), and Artemisia capillaris (Yin Chen), among others. In addition, Citrus aurantium (Zhi Ke) is also included. Patients should use these herbs appropriately under the guidance of a qualified TCM practitioner according to the severity of their gallstones. If the gallstones are too large, timely medical treatment at a正规 hospital, including surgical intervention, should be sought for proper management.

The five traditional Chinese herbs that may dissolve gallstones generally include Endothelium Cornei Gigeriae Galli (Ji Nei Jin), Curcuma Radix (Yu Jin), Lysimachiae Herba (Jin Qian Cao), Bupleuri Radix (Chai Hu), and Artemisiae Scopariae Herba (Yin Chen). Detailed analysis is as follows:

1. Ji Nei Jin (Endothelium Cornei Gigeriae Galli)

Ji Nei Jin has a sweet, neutral nature and enters the spleen, stomach, small intestine, and bladder meridians. It functions to expel stones, detoxify, strengthen the spleen, and promote digestion. It is primarily used to treat food stagnation, kidney deficiency with nocturnal emission or enuresis, and gallstones. Caution should be exercised in individuals with spleen deficiency without food accumulation. Traditional Chinese medicine must be selected according to the patient's specific condition and should not be taken alone.

2. Yu Jin (Curcuma Radix)

Yu Jin is a traditional Chinese herb with a bitter, pungent taste and cold nature. It promotes blood circulation to relieve pain, regulates qi flow to alleviate depression, clears heat from the heart, cools the blood, and benefits the gallbladder to reduce jaundice. It is used to treat conditions such as qi stagnation with blood stasis and hematemesis, including gallstones. It is contraindicated in cases of yin deficiency with bleeding or when there is no qi stagnation or blood stasis. Pregnant women should use it cautiously.

3. Jin Qian Cao (Lysimachiae Herba)

Jin Qian Cao is a slightly bitter, slightly cold herb known for its abilities to promote diuresis and resolve dampness, clear jaundice, relieve urinary obstruction, and detoxify and reduce swelling. It is indicated for jaundice, edema, malaria, carbuncles, and cholelithiasis. It is contraindicated during pregnancy.

4. Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix)

Chai Hu is a traditional Chinese medicine that dispels exterior pathogens, clears heat, and soothes the liver to relieve depression. It can help reduce liver damage and promote bile secretion, and also has effects such as lowering blood pressure, reducing serum cholesterol, and hemolytic activity.

5. Yin Chen (Artemisiae Scopariae Herba)

Yin Chen clears heat, removes dampness, and purges fire. It is used to treat difficult urination, jaundice, infectious hepatitis with jaundice, and also exerts liver-clearing and gallbladder-promoting effects.

In addition, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (Zhi Ke) may also be included. Patients should use these herbs appropriately under the guidance of a qualified TCM practitioner based on the severity of their gallstones. If gallstones are too large, timely medical evaluation at a正规 hospital is necessary, and surgical treatment should be considered to improve the condition.


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