Bear Gall
中药 Xiong Dan
Name
Xiong Dan (Bear Gall)
Property
Bitter, cold; liver, gallbladder, spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and relieve spasm, improve the eyesight and kill parasites.
Indications
Jaundice due to damp-heat, nebula, pharyngitis, anal fistula, boils, chancre, pinworm and roundworm, infantile malnutrition, diarrhea due to summer-heat and damp, epilepsy due to heat disease, urine with blood, nasal eczema.
Dosage and administration
Take pill or powder, 0.2~0.5 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying or eye drop application.