Ge Jie蛤蚧
GeckoGecko
- Légèrement toxique
Autres nomsToad-Headed Lizard · Tokay
- Catégorie
- Plantes qui tonifient le Yang
- Nature
- neutre
- Saveur
- salé
- Tropisme
- Poumon, Rein
- Posologie
- 3–18 g
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Doses usuelles
- Posologie
- 3–18 g
- Powder
- 1–7 g
Actions & indications
- Tonifies the Kidneys and Lungs, relieves cough and dyspnea and strengthens *Yang*
- Kidney and Lung Deficiency when Kidneys are unable to grasp Lung Qi with wheezing
- Consumptive cough or cough with blood-streaked sputum
- Tonifies Jing and Blood, controls and stabilizes Kidney Qi and stabilizes Ming Men Fire
- Impotence, daybreak diarrhea and urinary frequency due to Kidney Yang Deficiency
Contre-indications
- Contraindicated in wheezing and cough from External Wind-Cold.
- Contraindicated in cough and wheezing from Excess Heat.
- Contraindicated in Yin Deficiency with Fire Blazing.
- Contraindicated in Phlegm Stagnation.
- It carries mild toxicity, so avoid large doses over a long period.
- Use with caution in Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Associations
- Ren Shen
- Hu Tao Ren
- Wu Wei Zi
Cough and wheezing from Lung and Kidney Deficiency, especially where inhalation is more affected (failure of Qi grasping); also Kidney Yang Deficiency impotence, reduced sexual function, daybreak diarrhea, and frequent urination.
Cough and wheezing with hoarseness or blood-streaked sputum from severe Kidney and Lung Deficiency.
Chronic cough and wheezing from Lung Deficiency with Phlegm-Heat.
Impotence from Kidney Yang Deficiency.
- Ren Shen
Tonifies both the Lungs and Kidneys, treating wheezing and cough from combined Lung and Kidney Deficiency as well as Kidney Qi disorders such as impotence and premature ejaculation.
- Ren Shen
- Bu Gu Zhi
- Hu Tao Ren
Chronic respiratory disorders showing Deficiency and Cold signs.
Chronic respiratory disorders with Yin Deficiency signs such as tidal fever and steaming bone sensation.
Weakness and soreness of bones and joints.
Daybreak diarrhea.
Notes
- The tail is regarded as the most potent part.
- Ge Jie strengthens Yang without producing the Dryness and Heat side effects.
- Combined with Qi tonics, it gives an excellent overall tonifying effect on Qi.
- It is also effective for wasting and thirsting disorder.
- It is said to resolve paralysis from apoplexy and abdominal masses from Blood Stagnation.
- Studies show it inhibits cancer cell growth.
- According to one source it reduces Blood Stasis and resolves tumors.
- For scrofula, the herb is calcined and pounded into a powder, of which 0.3g is taken with wine each time.
- For pestilence, one Gecko is calcined and combined with 75g of Faeces Bombycis Can Sha (washed twice and sun-dried) and 2–2.5kg of wheat flour; this is dried, ground to a powder, and taken orally at 15–30g before each meal with a decoction of Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye.
- Among Ge Jie, Hippocampus Hai Ma, Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo, and Fr. Cnidii She Chuang Zi, Ge Jie is the least potent at fortifying Yang, but uniquely calms wheezing and stops cough by assisting the Kidney's grasping of Qi and strongly tonifying Lung Qi — an ability the others lack.
- Ge Jie and Cordyceps Dong Chong Xia Cao both tonify the Lungs and Kidneys, warm Yang, augment Jing, and settle cough and wheezing. Ge Jie, salty and neutral, calms wheezing and stops cough by helping the Kidneys grasp Qi, and it strongly tonifies Lung Qi as well. Dong Chong Xia Cao calms wheezing and stops cough instead by bringing down rebellious Qi; it also transforms phlegm, stops bleeding, and stops sweating by reinforcing Wei Qi.
- Oil-crisped Gecko, You Su Ge Jie, has a more pleasant smell and breaks apart more easily; it is best suited for tonifying the Lungs, augmenting Jing, aiding Qi grasping, and settling wheezing.
- Wine-fried Gecko, Jiu Chao Ge Jie, more effectively tonifies the Kidneys and fortifies Yang, and is frequently used for impotence caused by Kidney Yang, Jing, and Blood Deficiencies.