Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

gān qī / 干漆 / 乾漆 / lacquer;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Toxicodendri Resina

Alternate English names: Chinese lacquer

Alternate Chinese names: 漆 qī; 漆干 qī gān

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Blood-Quickening Stasis-dispelling agents / Blood-quickening menses-regulating agents

Properties: Acrid; warm; toxic.

Channel entry: liver and stomach channels.

Indications:

• Breaks blood, dispels stasis, and frees the channels (menses): blood stasis amenorrhea; concretions and conglomerations.
• Kills worms: worm accumulation with abdominal pain.

  Dosage & Method:

  Oral: Use in pills and powders (0.06–0.1g); do not decoct. Topical: Burn to fumigate.

  Warning:

  Contraindicated in pregnancy and in vacuity patterns without stasis.

  Quality:

  Large pieces, black in color, hard in substance, with a strong smell are the best.

  Product Area:

  Gānsū, Shǎnxī (Shaanxi), Shānxī, Hénán, Shāndōng, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, ānhuī, Jiāngxī, Húběi, Sìchuān, Yúnnán, Guìzhōu, and Guǎngdōng.