What are the functions and uses of Long Dan Xie Gan Wan (Dragon胆泻肝丸)?
Disease description:
I have been suffering from insomnia recently, and my doctor prescribed me Long Dan Xie Gan Wan (Dragon胆泻肝丸). I would still like to ask the doctor about the efficacy and uses of Long Dan Xie Gan Wan and what conditions it treats.
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. He Haochen
Long Dan Xie Gan Wan is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine compound preparation with multiple functions and effects, primarily used for the treatment of various diseases. Its main functions include:
1. Clearing Liver Fire: Ingredients in Long Dan Xie Gan Wan, such as Gentiana (Long Dan Cao), can effectively clear excessive heat from the liver and gallbladder, alleviating symptoms such as bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat.
2. Resolving Damp-Heat: This medication clears heat and resolves dampness, offering effective treatment for jaundice, skin itching, and other symptoms caused by damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder.
3. Treating Vertigo: It is indicated for vertigo caused by upward inflammation of liver and gallbladder fire along the meridians or external contraction of wind-heat.
4. Relieving Headaches: It has good therapeutic effects on neurogenic headaches and refractory migraines.
5. Treating Tinnitus and Deafness: It helps relieve tinnitus and hearing loss caused by emotional injury and liver qi stagnation transforming into fire.
