The significance of the combination of Chai Hu in Gentian Diarrhea Liver Tang is to soothe the qi of the liver meridian and direct the herbs to the liver meridian.
Chai Hu is a plant-based traditional Chinese medicine, slightly cold in nature, bitter and pungent in flavor, and belongs to the liver and gallbladder meridians. It has the effects of relieving exterior fever, dredging the liver to relieve depression (treating depression by dredging liver qi), and raising yang qi. In this formula, Chai Hu can relax the qi of the liver meridian and direct all the medicines to the liver meridian, thus exerting its effects of clearing dampness and heat in the liver meridian (the liver meridian senses dampness and heat), and clearing and catharticizing the actual fire in the liver and gallbladder.
Longdian Diarrhea Liver Tang is used in treating itchy and swollen yin caused by damp-heat infiltration of the liver meridian, yellowish-smelling discharge of the vagina in women, and deafness, swollen ears, headache, redness in the eyes and bitter pain in the mouth caused by inflammation of the liver and gallbladder.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear, and it is not suitable for people with yin deficiency and hyperactivity (deficiency of yin fluid and hyperactivity of yang qi) and spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness (weakness and coldness of the spleen and stomach).
Gentian Diarrhea Liver Soup should be applied under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the symptoms, and should not be used on its own.