What medicine should I take for liver and gallbladder damp-heat and bitter mouth?

In traditional Chinese medicine, damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder is a type of disease that people suffer from in their daily lives. It is especially common for people who are prone to getting angry easily. If the condition has been confirmed, drug treatment can be adopted. The effect of Chinese medicine is very good and it will not cause major side effects to the body. So, what medicine should I take for liver and gallbladder damp-heat and bitter mouth?

For damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, you can take Longdan Xiegan Pills, which are specifically for clearing damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder. It is best to go to a Chinese medicine clinic and get a modification of Longdan Xiedan Decoction based on your specific symptoms.

Diet therapy

In addition to medication, patients with liver and gallbladder damp-heat should eat a light diet and try to eat less fatty and greasy food. They can also use heat-clearing and damp-removing food therapy as an auxiliary treatment:

1. Daylily drink: 15 grams of daylily (dried). The preparation method is to wash the day lily, add appropriate amount of water to boil it into a soup, and drink it instead of tea. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis and relieving jaundice. Suitable for chronic hepatitis, damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, and acute icteric hepatitis.

2. Five-juice drink: 100 grams each of pear, water chestnut (horse hoof), lotus root, fresh reed root, and 50 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus. Preparation method: Wash and peel the above five ingredients, use an instrument or container to crush and squeeze the juice for drinking. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting body fluid and stopping diarrhea, and is suitable for chronic liver and gallbladder damp-heat type.

3. Isatis root and chrysanthemum drink: 30 grams of isatis root and 2 spoons of chrysanthemum crystal. Boil Isatis root in water and add chrysanthemum crystal to drink it once a day. It has the effects of clearing away heat and wind, improving eyesight and detoxifying. Suitable for chronic hepatitis and damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder.

External treatment

1. Topical medication

(1) Use any one of the following: buttercup, garlic, white mustard, or rhubarb, and apply to the Hegu and Lieque points. After foaming, puncture the points to let yellow water flow out (but avoid infection during the operation, and it is best to use this method under the supervision of a medical worker). This method is used for damp-heat jaundice.

(2) Decoction of Kochia scoparia and Smilax glabra into water for fumigation and washing of the vulva. This is used to treat itchy vulva and yellow and smelly vaginal discharge.

2. Enema therapy

(1) Boil raw rhubarb, purslane and phellodendron in water to obtain 150 ml of juice, retain it for enema for 20 to 30 minutes, 1 to 2 times a day.

(2) Boil raw rhubarb and Patrinia salsa in water, take 150 ml of juice, and use it for high enema. Keep it for 20 to 30 minutes, once a day. One course of treatment is 5 to 7 days.