Dang Gui Long Hui Wan - 當歸龍薈丸 - Chinese Angelica, Gentian And Aloe Pill

English:	Chinese Angelica, Gentian and Aloe Pill
Also Known As:	Tangkuei, Gentiana Longdancao and Aloe Pill Dragon Brain Pill (Long Nao Wan)

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Angelica Sinensis	Dang Gui	3-30g	Alleviates pain, Moistens the Intestines, Nourishes and invigorates Blood, Unblocks the bowels.
Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao	3-15g	Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder, drains Excess Liver Fire and relieves toxicity. With Huang Lian, for red, swollen, painful eyes due to Excess Heat in the Liver channel.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	3-30g	Clears Heat, eliminates irritability, drains Damp-Heat, reduces Fire and cools and invigorates the Blood. With Da Huang, for constipation.
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	3-30g	Drains Dampness, Drains Fire, Drains Heart and Stomach Fire, Relieves toxicity. With Huang Qin and Huang Bai for high fever, irritability, dry mouth and throat and dark urine. With Huang Qin and Zhi Zi, for high fever, irritability, dry mouth and throat, and dark urine due to Fire toxin in the three burners. With Huang Qin and Da Huang, for hematemesis and rectal bleeding due to Blood Heat.
Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	3-30g	Drains Damp-Heat and relieves toxicity. With Zhi Zi, resolves constraint and directs Qi downward for clearing Heat and Fire from the Liver channel.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	3-30g	Clears Heat, drains Fire, dries Dampness and sedates ascendant Liver Yang. With Zhi Zi, powerfully clears and drains lurking Heat from the Lungs with fever, fullness in the chest, cough with yellow sputum and epistaxis or hematemesis. With Da Huang, for constipation.
Hb. Aloes	Lu Hui	1.5-15g	Purges, drains Fire, clears Heat and cools the Liver. With Long Dan Cao, Huang Qin and Huang Lian, for Heat in the Liver channel with epigastric pain, dizziness, headache, and irritability. With Long Dan Cao and Zhi Zi, for Heat in the Liver channel with epigastric pain, dizziness, headache, and irritability. With Long Dan Cao, Zhi Zi and Qing Dai, for Liver Fire.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	1.5-15g	Clears Xue Stage Heat, Cools and activates the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Drains Damp-Heat, Drains Heat, Purges accumulations, Reduces Fire toxicity. With Huang Lian for fullness and distention due to Heat accumulation.
Indigo Naturalis	Qing Dai	3-15g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood and relieves toxicity. (Not included in some sources.) With Long Dan Cao and Huang Lian, for restlessness and convulsions from Liver Fire.
Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang	0.75-9g	Alleviates pain by dispelling Heat and Dampness, Dissipates Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Moves Qi.
Moschus	She Xiang	0.15-1.5g	Activates Blood, Alleviates pain, Opens the orifices and Luo vessels, Revives Spirit.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	3-6g	Reduces the toxicity of the other herbs (Not included in some sources.)

Formula Actions

• Purges Liver and Gallbladder Fire
• Clears the bowels

Syndromes

• Excess Heat or Fire in the Liver and Gallbladder

Clinical Manifestations

Restlessness Anxiety Anger Dark, rough urine Red or yellow urine Excruciating headache Constipation Rashness Impatience Irascibility Tinnitus Abdominal fullness Fright palpitations Hypertension Throat blockage with difficulty swallowing Sore throat Semi-unconsciousness

Dry throat Vertigo Delirium Mania Dizziness Red face Red eyes Irritability Bitter taste in the mouth Abdominal pain Clonic spasm Fright Wind in children Dysuria Pain with swelling and inflammation T: Red C: Yellow P: Wiry or Taut and rapid

Treats

Hypertension Mania Convulsions Intestinal constriction Abdominal pain due to round worms Acute appendicitis Tinnitus Acute pharyngitis Epilepsy Cholecystitis Gastritis Acute arthritis Cystitis Vaginitis Delirium Esophageal cancer Schizophrenia Hemorrhoids Vertigo Red eyes

Acute leukemia Hypochondriac pain Severe sinusitis Peritonitis Intestinal colic Gastralgia Deafness Psychosis Acute hepatitis Biliary ascariasis Gastroenteritis Otitis media Urethritis Acne Bi-polar disorder Constipation Abdominal Fullness and distention Dizziness Palpitations

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For nasal congestion and sinusitis due to Liver and Gallbladder Fire with severe headache, constipation, reddish urine, rashness, impatience, and irascibility:		For irritability, thirst and fever:
+ Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi	+ Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong
+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi
+ Hb. Centipeda	E Bu Shi Cao	For difficult urination:
For constipation:		+ Caul. Akebiae	Mu Tong
+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus	Zhi Shi	+ Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po