Long Gu (Duan)
Os Draconis, Fossilia Ossis Mastodi (calcinat.)龙骨(煅)
- Nature
- Astringent, Neutral
- Flavours
- Sour, Sweet
- Meridians
- Heart, Liver, Spleen
- Class
- Heavy Spirit-Quieting Medicinals (Zhong Zhen An Shen Yao)Liver-Pacifying Medicinals (Ping Gan Yao)Spirit-Quieting Medicinals (An Shen Yao)
- Dosage
- 15–30 g
Actions / Functions
- Astringent
- Long Gu (Duan): this preparation reinforces Long Gu’s astringent nature
- Retains perspiration
- Tightens Intestines
- Stops diarrhea
- Stops leucorrhoeas
- Generate the tissues
- Dries Dampness (topic use)
- Treats cutaneous inflammations