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Gān of the liver

肝疳 〔肝疳〕gān gān

Also wind gān; gān of the sinew. One of the five gān; a pattern of heat invading the liver channel owing to breast-feeding problems; characterized by emaciation, abdominal distension, green-yellow face, dysentery with frequent defecation and stool containing blood or mucus, shaking of the head and rubbing of the eyes, night blindness, and reluctance to open the eyes.

Medicinal therapy: Clear the liver and drain heat with Bupleurum Liver-Clearing Beverage (柴胡清肝饮 chái hú qīng gān yǐn).

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