Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Shui Ta Gan (Ta Gan) - 水獺肝 - Lutrae Jecur

Pharmaceutical Latin: Lutrae Jecur
Common English: Otter Liver

Category

Herbs that Tonify Yin

Properties

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Sweet
Salty
Neutral
Toxic
Slightly Toxic
Liver
Kidney
3-6g

Actions And Indications

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Calms cough, Eliminates Heat, Nourishes Yin, Stops bleeding

Cough, asthma, night sweat, hemoptysis, night blindness, consumptive disease, hectic fever due to Yin Deficiency, hemorrhoidal bleeding, general debility, bone steaming fever, tidal fever and nyctalopia

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • This substance is no longer used.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Major Combinations

Notes

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.