Gamsu
Kansui (toxic) · Kansui Radix
한글 감수 · Pinyin Gan Sui
甘遂
Properties 性味
- Taste & nature
- Bitter · cold
- Channels entered
- Lung, Kidney, Large Intestine
- Actions
- Violently drives out thoracoabdominal fluid retention
- Typical dose
- 0.5–1 g in pills only
- Caution
- Toxic; never decocted with Gamcho (eighteen incompatibilities); avoid in pregnancy; expert use only