Gou Gu狗骨
Os CanisDog's Bone
- Category
- Herbs that dispel Wind-Dampness
- Nature
- warm
- Taste
- pungent, salty
- Channels entered
- Spleen, Liver, Kidney
- Dosage
- 1.5–3 g
Actions & indications
- Dispels Wind-Dampness and strengthens tendons and bones
- Rheumatic arthritis, sores and weakness of low back and knees
Notes
- It may be soaked in wine, or stir-baked to charcoal and ground into powder.
- The bone ash is said to generate muscle tissue.
- This ash is applied to weeping sores to promote granulation, as well as to swollen breast abscesses.
- It is also given as a tonic and used for infantile convulsions and cholera.
- Roasted and taken with rice, Gou Gu is used to increase fertility in women.
- Combined with lard, it is applied for nasal polyps.