Long Gu
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi
sweet, astringent, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Calm the Spirit
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Shen disorders
- Mood swings
- Restlessness
- Insomnia
- Palpitations
- Anxiety
- Seizures
- Irascibility
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Blurry vision
- Spermatorrhea
- Night sweats
- Spontaneous sweating
- Nocturnal emissions
- Vaginal discharge
- Uterine bleeding
- Ulcerations
- Sores
Long Gu enters the liver, heart, and kidney systems. It is sweet, astringent, and neutral. Its effect on the liver treats restlessness, irritability, and dizziness.
Long Gu also has astringent properties that reduce kidney related decline manifesting as conditions such as spermatorrhea, night sweat, nocturnal emissions, and vaginal discharge. It can also be used topically for sores and ulcerations.
Channels: liver, heart, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysenteric disorders
- Hypertension
- Headache
- Vision decline
- Muscle spasms
- Nose bleed
- Insomnia
- Spermatorrhea
- Seizures
- Frequent urination
- Leukorrhea
Formulas:
- An Chong Tang
- An Shen Ding Zhi Wan
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Gu Chong Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Jian Ling Tang
- San Piao Xiao San
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
Contraindications: do not prescribe Long Gu to patients that have damp heat due to its astringent property, do not prescribe to patients with external excess patterns
Zoo Image: an elephant with an infected earing and red hat that is leaking fluids from his trunk is riding a motorcycle with a spirit, a yang anchor is dragging behind, the elephant says “I’m NORMAL, Dude”