Mu Li Mu Li Mu Li Oyster Shell tcm herb traditional chinese medicine mu li tcm herbal database

Mu Li - Oyster Shell

Clinical Applications

  • Calms the spirit - palpitations, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia.
  • Benefits the yin, anchors floating yang - irritable, insomnia, dizziness, headache, tinnitus, blurred vision, bad temper, red flushed face due to yin deficiency with ascending yang.
  • Prevents leakage of fluids - continuous sweating in steaming bone disorder, aftermath of warm-febrile disease, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, uterine bleeding.
  • Softens hardness, dissipates nodules - scrofula, goiter.
  • Absorbs acidity - stomach pain, sour taste in the mouth.

Temperature & Taste

Cool Salty (Xian)

Channels Influenced

Kidney Liver

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 15-30g cook 20-30 minutes extra
Relationships
TCM Formulas that include Mu Li (6)