Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

niú dǎn / 牛胆 / 牛膽 / ox's gall

Latin pharmacognostic name: Bovis Fel

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Origin: Animal

Use: medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents

Properties: Bitter; cold.

Channel entry: liver, gallbladder, and lung channels.

Indications:

As xióng dǎn.

See also:

niú ròu (牛肉 Bovis Caro, beef)