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Herbs

龙骨

Long Gu / Os Draconis

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Core Information

Chinese Name
龙骨
Pinyin Name
Long Gu
English Name
Dragon'S Bone, Fossilized Bone
Latin Name
Os Draconis
Alias
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Properties
Mild; Sweet; Punkery
Tastes
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Meridians
Large Intestine; Liver; Heart; Kidney
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Description
Treatment of: 1. deficient yin of the liver and kidneys with hyperactive yang of the liver manifested as dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision or irritability. dragon's bone (longgu) is used with oyster shell (muli), red ochre (daizheshi) and white peony root (baishao) in the formula zhengan xifeng tang. 2. seminal emissions due to deficient kidneys. dragon's bone (longgu) is used with oyster shell (muli), flattened milkvetch seed (shayuanzi) and euryale seed (qianshi). 3. palpitations and insomnia. dragon's bone (longgu) is used with oyster shell (muli), polygala root (yuanzhi) and wild jujube seed (suanzaoren). 4. leukorrhea due to deficient kidneys. dragon's bone (longgu) is used with oyster shell (muli), dioscorea (shanyao) and cuttlefish bone (wuzeigu). 5. spontaneous sweating and night sweating. dragon's bone (longgu) is used with oyster shell (muli) and schisandra fruit (wuweizi).

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