Guì Zhī Jiā Lóng Gŭ Mŭ Lì Tāng

Question 1

Actions

Answer 1

Restrains the essence, suppresses rebellion, and regulates and harmonizes the yin and yang

Question 2

Indications

Answer 2

Spermatorrhea (in men) or dreaming of sexual intercourse (in women), lower abdominal contraction and pain, a cold sensation at the tip of the penis, occasionally watery diarrhea, dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and dream-disturbed sleep, loss of hair.
Pulse: hollow, slightly tight

Question 3

Herbs

Answer 3

guì zhī
bái sháo
lóng gŭ
mŭ lì
shēng jiāng
dà zăo
gān căo

Question 4

Chiefs

Answer 4

guì zhī: warms the yang (helps it to attend to the yin)
bái sháo: restrains the yin (enables it to contain and nourish the yang)
Regulate the Wei and Ying qi –> restore proper communication between the yin and yang above and below.

Question 5

Deputies

Answer 5

lóng gŭ: weighs down/anchors the yang so that it reunites with the yin
mŭ lì: helping the yin restrain the yang
Weigh down the actions of the chiefs so they work on deeper level (Wei + Ying, Yin + Yang)

Question 6

Assistants

Answer 6

shēng jiāng, dà zăo: reinforce the regulating and nourishing actions of the chiefs

Question 7

Envoy

Answer 7

gān căo: harmonizes the actions of the other ingredients

Question 8

Cautions and Contraindications

Answer 8

Not indicated when pulse is deep and thin but full, or superficial but forceful.