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Long Chi in TCM:

Alternate Forms:
• Long Gu - fossilized animal bones, the most commonly used form in Chinese herbal medicine.
• sheng- to anchor spirit and yang
• duan- astringent functions and for sores
• Long Chi (Dens Draconis) fossilized animal's teeth - HT, LV; astringent, sweet, and cool. It calms spirit and most effective for palpitations with anxiety, insomnia, mania, dread disturbed sleep, andneurasthenia. Dosage is 9-15g

• Long Chi is stronger than Long Gu and Mu Li to anchors and calms spirit (restlessness, insomnia, emotional distress, palpitations with anxiety, seizures, mania, withdrawal symptoms due to agitated heart shen)
• Calms LV; anchors floating yang (restlessness, irritability, dizziness, vertigo, blurred vision)
• Prevents leakage of fluids (spontaneous sweating, night sweats, chronic diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, prolapse of anus, spermatorrhea, nocturnal emissions, urinary incontinence, vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding, fluid loss due to deficiency)
• Generates Flesh; treats sores (sores, eczema, rash, chronic non-healing sores and ulcerations; used topically)

Special Notes:
• (cooking: crush and cook 20-30 minutes first)
• Long Chi is fossilized animal teeth, and Long Gu is fossilized animal bones. They both pacify shen greatly, but Long Gu is astringent and stops spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding, and sweating. Long Chi has a stronger function to calm shen. Long Gu is used to treat non-healing ulcers and sores.
• For restlessness or crying in babies or children during the night combine Long Chi with Bai Shao, Mai Men Dong, Da Huang, and Sheng Ma.