Di Long - Earthworm

Clinical Applications

Drains liver heat, stops spasms an convulsions - high fever with convulsions and seizures.
Clears lung heat - wheezing.
Clears heat in the channels and promotes movement - swollen, painful joints with limited range of motion, sequelae of wind-stroke.
Clears heat and promotes urination - hot painful urinary dysfunction, edema.
Hypertension associated with liver yang rising.

Functional Category

Herbs That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

Temperature & Taste

Cold (Han) Salty (Xian)

Channels Influenced

Liver Lung Spleen Urinary Bladder

Dosage & Preparation

Dosage: 4.5-12g

Relationships

TCM Formulas that include Di Long (4)

Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang Wan Great Yang Restoration Pills 补阳还五汤丸
Bu Yang Huan Wu Wan Tonify Yang To Restore Five Tenths Decoction 补阳还五汤
Shen Tong Zhu Yu Wan Remove Stagnant Blood from a Painful Body Pills 身痛逐瘀丸
Xiao Huo Luo Wan Minor Invigorate Channels Pills