Gecko (Gejie)
Pharmaceutical Name: Gecko
Zoological Name: Gekko gecko L.
Common Name: Gecko, Toad-headed lizard
Source of Earliest Record: Leigong Paozhi
Lun
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The gecko is caught in summer. The internal organs are
removed, and the eyes are cut and drained. Pieces of bamboo are used to fix the
body, and then the gecko is baked and put in a dry place.
Properties & Taste: Salty and
neutral.
Meridians: Lung and kidney
Functions: 1. To tonify lungs and
kidneys; 2. To stop cough and asthma; 3. To replenish blood and essence
Indications & Combinations:
1. Cough and asthma due to deficiency of
lungs and kidneys. Gecko (Gejie) is used with Ginseng (Renshen), Apricot
seed (Xingren) and Tendrilled fritillary bulb (Chuanbeimu) in the formula
Renshen Gejie San.
2. Impotence due to kidney deficiency.
Gecko (Gejie) is used with Ginseng (Renshen), Pilose antler (Lurong) and
Epimedium (Yinyanghuo). Also, Gecko (Gejie) can be used alone for this
treatment.
Dosage: 3-7 g (for decoction), 1-2 g
(for powder)
Cautions & Contraindications: This
substance is contraindicated in patients with cough and asthma due to excessive
internal heat or invasion by exogenous pathogenic wind and cold.
1 Comment:
Hmm interesting. So if gecko is even use to cure illness, why are some people hate gecko and believed that they are too poisonous when falling inside human food. So my question is, is gecko really poisonous as many people in some parts of the world think?
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