Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang 桂枝加龙骨牡蛎汤
Cinnamon twig with Fossil Bone and Oyster shell Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue)

Preparation:

Decoction. Today, 15–30 grams of Oyster shell and Fossil bones is used, and they should be cooked for 45 minutes before adding the herbs. Also, today only 4–6 Jujubes are used.
Also used in Pill or Powder form.

Function:

Stops Leakage, Restrains Essence, Benefits and Harmonizes Yin and Yang, Calms the Mind and Spirit

Use:

Lower abdominal pain, lower back cold pain, cold extremities, maybe diarrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, insomnia with a slow pulse.
1. Spermatorrhea
2. Palpitations
3. Insomnia
4. Forgetfulness
5. Dizziness, Vertigo
6. Menopausal Syndrome
7. Anxiety
8. Neurosis
9. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
10. Psychosis

Dose:

The above is divided into 3 doses to be taken over the course of the day.
In Powder or Pill form: 3–6 grams with warm water or Ginger tea.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. With excess Heat, add Phellodendron Huang Bai, Anemarrhena Zhi Mu
2. Qi Deficiency, add Codonopsis Dang Shen, Astragalus Huang Qi
3. More severe Spermatorrhea, add unripe Raspberry (Fu Pen Zi), Rosehip (Jin Ying Zi)

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