Gan Sui #

Kansui Radix #

toxic, bitter, sweet, cold

PRIMARY FUNCTION: #

Harsh Expellant that Drains Downward

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:

• Water retention
  • Edema of the chest
  • Facial edema
• Abdominal distention
• Seizures
• Skin sores

Gan Sui is toxic, bitter, sweet, and cold. It forces the body into diuresis and peristalsis. It is toxic and prescription should be limited to patients presenting with severe conditions such as ascites. This type of patient needs to be under the care of a medical doctor.

Channels: lung, kidney, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:

• Ascites
• Edema
• Epilepsy
• Dysuria
  • Urine retention

Formulas:

• Da Xian Xiong Tang
• Shi Zao Tang
• Zhou Che Wan

Contraindications: Gan Sui is toxic and should only be prescribed in severe cases such as patients that have ascites, it should never be used on a patient that is pregnant

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