Wuhua Dragon Bone (Five-Color Fossil Dragon Bone) Os Draconis (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi)
Heavy sedatives that calm the spiritNeutral
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Traditional recorded function
Relieve convulsions and Calm the spirit, pacify the liver and subdue yang, astringe and secure
1. Used for restlessness of mind, palpitations and insomnia, convulsions, epilepsy, and mania. 2. Used for dizziness due to Liver yang. 3. Used for various patterns of slippage and desertion. 4. Used for eczema and pruritic eruptions, and chronic non-healing sores and ulcers.
Nature & taste
SweetAstringentNeutral
Meridians entered
HeartLiverKidney
Herbal properties
ReinforcingDescendingAstringentDrying
Found in these formulas
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