Herb

Dragon bone (Long gu)

龙骨long gu

1 sourceOs Draconis

Settles fright and quiets the spirit, astringes to check sweating, emission and discharge, and is recorded for malign influences, cough, dysentery with pus and blood, flooding, masses, and childhood fright epilepsy.

Used in 5 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·龙骨·主治

References

functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
public pharmacopoeia & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).

Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：心腹鬼疰，精物老魅，咳逆，泄痢脓血，女子漏下，癥瘕坚结，小儿热气惊痫；养精神，定魂魄，安五脏。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Used in formulas

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·龙骨·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·龙骨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十三·鳞部·龙类·龙骨·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.