Prescriptions for Promoting the Production of Body Fluids to Moisten Dryness
Gua Lou Mu Li San (栝楼牡蛎散)
Name
The Prescription of 栝楼牡蛎散
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Gua Lou GenMu LiExplanation
Gua Lou Gen: Clearing heat and purging fire, generating body fluids and relieving thirst, moistening dryness and resolving phlegm.
Mu Li: Pacifying liver and subduing yang, astringing and arresting discharge.
The Effect of 栝楼牡蛎散
Effect
Promote the secretion of body fluid to relieve thirst, relieve restlessness, tonify yin and subdue yang.
Indications
Lily disease with body fluid impairment in lung and stomach.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 10 g of the powder is taken with warm water three times a day.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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