Decoction of Cinnamomum Twig with Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell，*Jin Gui* (The Golden Chamber), Volume 1.，For men with seminal emission, women with erotic dreams, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, and enuresis. A taut and tight sensation in the lower abdomen, coldness in the genitalia, dizziness (or, according to one version, pain around the eyes), hair loss, and a pulse that is extremely deficient, hollow, and slow—indicating loss of blood from undigested food; if the pulse exhibits various hollow patterns with slight tightness. For palpitations, frequent dreaming, intolerance to cold or heat, a pale tongue with a thin coating, and a weak pulse.
Decoction of Cinnamomum Twig with Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell
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Formulas Name : Decoction of Cinnamomum Twig with Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell
Chinese Name : 桂枝加龙骨牡蛎汤
Drug Formulation
Gui Zhi 3 liang, Shaoyao 3 liang, Shengjiang 3 liang, Gancao 2 liang, Dazao 12 pieces, Longgu 3 liang, Muli 3 liang.
Source
*Jin Gui* (The Golden Chamber), Volume 1.
Benefits
For men with seminal emission, women with erotic dreams, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, and enuresis. A taut and tight sensation in the lower abdomen, coldness in the genitalia, dizziness (or, according to one version, pain around the eyes), hair loss, and a pulse that is extremely deficient, hollow, and slow—indicating loss of blood from undigested food; if the pulse exhibits various hollow patterns with slight tightness. For palpitations, frequent dreaming, intolerance to cold or heat, a pale tongue with a thin coating, and a weak pulse.
Instructions for Use
Boil 7 sheng of water down to 3 sheng, and take it warm in three divided doses.
Note
Avoid seaweed, Chinese cabbage, raw scallions, pork, and cold water.
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Decoction of Cinnamomum Twig with Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell,For men with seminal emission, women with erotic dreams, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, and enuresis. A taut and tight sensation in the lower abdomen, coldness in the genitalia, dizziness (or, according to one version, pain around the eyes), hair loss, and a pulse that is extremely deficient, hollow, and slow—indicating loss of blood from undigested food; if the pulse exhibits various hollow patterns with slight tightness. For palpitations, frequent dreaming, intolerance to cold or heat, a pale tongue with a thin coating, and a weak pulse.