LV, SP (6-15g)
Guan Zhong (Iguana's Dong)
Guan Zhong, who was named after an Iguana's dong, was treated like a parasite by the other Iguanas of the toxic desert. Eventually he got hot blooded and made his tormenters bleed.
When Iguana's Dong grew up and got his wife pregnant (cc: pregnancy) he swore never to give his son a stupid name since he knew it could cause (cc: weak constution and stomach ulcers)
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Explanation of Key Words in this story... |
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| parasite | kills parasites |
| toxic desert | clears heat; removes toxicity; |
| hot blooded... bleed | cools blood... stops bleeding |
Guan Zhong Actions and Indications
- Kills Parasites (various intestinal parasites, tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms, ringworm, topical application for pinworms)
- Clears heat; removes toxicity (exterior wind-heat; warm-febrile blotches or damp-heat sores, carbuncles, mumps; epidemic toxin)
- Cools blood; stops bleeding (uterine bleeding, blood in stools, epistaxis, hematemesis due to hot blood)
- (cc: pregnancy)
- (cc: weak constitution or history of ulcers)
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Alternate Forms:
- Sheng: kill parasites or clear heat
- Chao Tan: stop bleeding
- Special Notes:
- In one study 26 of 30 patients were treated successfully for hookworm with 8-15g of du zhong powder twice daily for 5-7 days.
- Use this herb with sang ye for common cold prevention.
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