Gan Qi乾漆
Resina ToxicodendriLacquer
- Slightly toxic
Also known asLacca Sinica Exsiccata
- Category
- Herbs that Invigorate the Blood
- Nature
- warm
- Taste
- pungent, bitter
- Channels entered
- Lung, Stomach
- Secondary channels
- Liver
- Dosage
- 0.06–0.1 g
Actions & indications
- Breaks up Blood Stasis, opens the channels and purges hardness
- Abdominal masses and amenorrhea from Blood Stasis
- Kills parasites
- Parasitic infestation accompanied by abdominal pain
Contraindications
- Contraindicated in patients with Deficiency.
- Contraindicated for those prone to large sores.
- Contraindicated in Stomach Deficiency.
- Contraindicated for amenorrhea stemming from Blood Deficiency.
- Should not be used in the absence of Blood Stasis.
- Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Notes
- It also has parasiticidal action.
- According to one source it addresses severe trauma, helps rejoin sinew and bone, eliminates the three parasites, and expels roundworms — though it is seldom prescribed for parasite treatment nowadays.
- Calcined Lacquer, Duan Gan Qi, carries reduced toxicity.