Formulas that calm the spirit
Chai hu jia long gu mu li tang
Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction
- Chinese name
- 柴胡加龙骨牡蛎汤
- Group
- Formulas that calm the spirit
- English name
- Bupleurum and Dragon Bone Combination
Balances inside and outside, resolves stagnation and calms.
Indications
When the qi is not properly transformed and floats upwards: anxiety, nervousness and palpitations, a full feeling in the chest, irritability, difficult urination, constipation, hysteria, a heavy and stiff body and epilepsy.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Chai hu (bupleurum) | 9–12 g |
| Fu ling (poria) | 4,5 g |
| Dragon bone, fossil bone (long gu)animal | 4,5 g |
| Oyster shell (mu li)animal | 4,5 g |
| Ban xia, prepared (pinellia) | 6–9 g |
| Rhubarb root (da huang) | 6 g |
| Cinnamon twig (gui zhi) | 4,5 g |
| Huang qin (Baikal skullcap) | 4,5 g |
| Ginseng (ren shen) | 4,5 g |
| Fresh ginger (sheng jiang) | 4,5 g |
| Jujube (da zao) | 4–5 stuks |
- Tongue
- red with a moist coating
- Pulse
- wiry and rapid
Note
Originally intended to repair the effects of a laxative given too early during a cold: the illness then went deeper and heat lodged in the chest.