Modification to chái hú jiā lóng gǔ mǔ lì tāng

Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
(Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction)

''Modification:'' For periodic spasms of the hands and feet with a lightheadedness, dry mouth, dry stool, a greasy and yellow tongue coat and a submerged and forceless pulse ~ add a large dose of

Dan Shen - refer to:
Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet
, p388


    Herb Common Name   Qty.  
桂枝 Gui Zhi (Saigon) cinnamon twig, cassia twig 4.5 grams
生薑 Sheng Jiang fresh ginger rhizome 4.5 grams
柴胡 Chai Hu hare's ear root, thorowax root, bupleurum 12 grams
黃苓 Huang Qin baical skullcap root, scutellaria, scute 4.5 grams
大黄 Da Huang rhubarb root and rhizome 6 grams
茯苓 Fu Ling poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread 4.5 grams
半夏 Ban Xia pinellia rhizome, pinellia tuber 6 - 9 grams
大棗 Da Zao jujube, Chinese date 6 pieces
龍骨 Long Gu dragon bone; fossiized vertebrae 4.5 grams
牡蠣 Mu Li oyster shell 4.5 grams
鉛丹 Qian Dan minium, lead oxide 4.5 grams
added 人蔘 Ren Shen ginseng root
added 太子蔘 Tai Zi Shen pseudostellaria root
added 丹蔘 Dan Shen salvia root