1 TASTE
Sweet, astringent and slightly cold
2 MERIDIANS
Heart and liver
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To pacify the liver and subdue the yang; 2 .To calm the heart and soothe the mind; 3. To relieve leukorrhea and arrest seminal emissions of sweating.
4 INDICATIONS
1. Deficient yin of the liver and kidneys with hyperactive yang of the liver manifested as dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision or irritability. Dragon bone (Long Gu [3]) is used with Oyster shell (Mu Li [4]), Red ocher (Daizheeshi) and White peony root (Bai Shao [5]) in the formula Zhengan Xifeng Tang.2. Seminal emissions due to deficient kidneys. Dragon bone (Longgu) is used with Oyster shell (Muli), Flattened milkvetch seed (Sha Yuan Zi [6]) and Euryale seed (Qian Shi [7]).3. Palpitations and insomnia. Dragon bone (Longgu) is used with Oyster shell (Muli), Polygala root (Yuan Zhi [8]) and Wild jujube seed (Suan Zao Ren [9]).4. Leukorrhea due to deficient kidneys. Dragon bone (Longgu) is used with Oyster (Muli), Dioscorea (Shan Yao [10]) and Cuttlefish bone (Wu Zei Gu [11]).5. Spontaneous sweating and night sweating. Dragon bone (Longgu) is used with Oyster shell (Muli) and Schisandra fruit (Wu Wei Zi [12]).
5 DOSAGE
15-30 g
6 COUTIONS
This herb should be cooked before adding other herbs.
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