Prescriptions for Tranquilizing the Mind with Weighty Sedatives
Guizhi Gancao Longgu Muli Tang
Name
The Prescription of Guizhi Gancao Longgu Muli Tang
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Gui Zhi 30 g,Gan Cao 60 g,Mu Li 60 g,Long Gu 60 g.Explanation
Long Gu and Mu Li: Relieving convulsion and inducing tranquilization.
Gui Zhi: Expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin by means of diaphoresis, warming the channels to dispel pathogenic cold.
Gan Cao: Tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of Guizhi Gancao Longgu Muli Tang
Effect
Induce tranquilization and relieve convulsions, tonify the heart ans astringe essence.
Indications
Palpitation, spermatorrhea, impotence, insomnia with dreaminess.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken 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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