Zhu Dan - 猪胆 - Fel Suis Scrofae Domesticae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fel Suis Scrofae Domesticae
Common English:	Pig Gallbladder

Category

Herbs that Transform Phlegm Heat

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Cold	Lungs Large Intestine Liver Gall Bladder	3-10g Powder: 0.3-0.6 g,

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears the Lungs, transforms Phlegm and relieves cough and dyspnea	Asthma, Cholecystitis, Difficulty digesting fats, Hepatitis, Hypersensitivity, Jaundice, Pertussis, Pharyngitis, Phlegm accumulation, Typhoid fever
Clears Heat, clears vision and expels toxins	Internal Heat with rashes and itching, allergies, diarrhea, dysentery, sores and boils, red eyes, carbuncles, furuncles, conjunctivitis Fevers
Moistens Dryness	Constipation, parched with thirst, jaundice

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. According to one source, this herb purges, promotes urination and treats eruptions on the heads of children.
2. Pig Bones Zhu Gu 猪骨 are used for poisoning from horse liver, putrid meat and spoiled fruits and vegetables, and for smallpox (charred jawbone). A soup made from the spine bones relieves thirst. Charred head bones are taken for diarrhea, and the jaw bone, heated and pulverized, is applied topically to venereal sores.
3. Pork Zhu Rou 猪肉 is bitter, slightly cooling and slightly toxic; only meat from pure black pigs is used medicinally. It is employed for Kidney problems, chronic insanity, dysentery and chronic inflammation. Combined with plums, Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian, Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng or Rz. Picrorhizae Hu Huang Lian, it may provoke dysentery. Taken with Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi, it may cause convulsions, and with Rx. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang it may produce facial pimples. Together with Rz. Fagopyri Cymosi (buckwheat) Jin Qiao Mai, it may lead to hair loss and rheumatism.
4. Pig Bile Zhu Dan Qi clears the Lungs, transforms Phlegm, clears Heat and counteracts poisons.