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rx
formula
Bupleurum and Dragon Bone F.
chinese formulae
definition
Bupleurum and Dragon Bone = Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang = "Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction"
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 387; Hsu, 1980, p. 340; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 154.
signs and symptoms: Irritability, melancholy, anxiety, palpitations, constipation, sensation of extreme heaviness and clumsiness throughout the body.
tongue and pulse: red tongue with a slippery coating, and wiry, rapid pulse.
indications: Heart Yin Xu (Deficiency) with Shen Disturbance due to Heat in the Chest. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as neurosis, schizophrenia, hysteria, epilepsy, neurotic insomnia, alopecia, hyperthyroidism, Meniere's disease, gastritis, menopausal syndrome, postconcussion syndrome, palpitations, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, valvular disease, angina pectoris, shoulder stiffness, and cirrhosis.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for one day:
» 5 grams: bupleurum (chai hu).
» 4 grams: pinellia (ban xia).
» 3 grams: hoelen (fu ling), cinnamon twig (gui zhi).
» 2.5 grams: jujube (da zao), oyster shell (mu li), ginseng (ren shen), dragon bone (long gu), scute (huang qin), fresh ginger (sheng jiang).
» 1 gram: rhubarb (da huang).
modifications:
» for nightmares and vertigo due to Liver Fire Blazing Upward, add gentiana (long dan cao) and prunella (xia ku cao).
» for seizures, increase the dosage of bupleurum (chai hu) and add a large dosage of salvia (dan shen).
» for vertigo and headache after head trauma, replace rhubarb (da huang) with wine-treated rhubarb (jiu zhi da huang) and add ligusticum root (gao ben) and chrysanthemum flower (ju hua).
» if there is no constipation, omit rhubarb (da huang).
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