Prepared Dragon'S Bone, Fossilized Bone
Os Draconis Preparata
Duan Long Gu

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Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Mild; sweet; punkery

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

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).

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

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 roo