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Root of Gansui; Gansui Root
Root of Gansui; Gansui Root. Class: Drastic Purgatives. Properties: Bitter; Cold; Toxic. Meridians: Lung; Kidney; Large Intestine
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Gan Sui
中文名 (Chinese)
甘遂
Latin Name
Kansui Radix; Radix Kansui
English Name
Root of Gansui; Gansui Root
Alias Names
主田重泽甘藁陵藁甘泽苦泽白泽鬼丑陵泽肿手花根九头狮子草化骨丹肿手花头痛花猫儿眼
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold; Toxic
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Kidney; Large Intestine
Part Used
Tuberoid
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Drastic Purgatives
功效分类 (CN)
通水药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To cause drastic purgation and expel the retained water.
Indication (主治)
Edema, ascites, flowing rheum in chest, concretion conglomeration accumulation and gathering, epilepsy, cough and asthma, urinar y and fecal stoppage.
Toxicity
Toxic
Clinical Manifestations
1. purgative effect on mice by both fresh and prepared products but the latter bing more potent.2. kansuinine a abd b are analgesic.
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