Mu Li (Oyster Shell)

Herb 6 of 10 in Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit

Channels:

LIV, KI

Properties:

Salty, Astringent, Cool

Latin:

Concha Ostreae

Chinese:

牡蛎

Tone Marks:

mŭ lì

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This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (Bupleurum Plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Sedate and Calm the Spirit
• Da Ding Feng Zhu (Major Arrest Wind Pearl)
  Category: Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind
• e Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang (Ass Hide Gelatin and Egg Yolk Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind
• Gu Chong Tang (Stabilize Gushing Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Stabilize the Womb
• Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction Plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell)
  Category: Formulas that Stabilize the Kidneys
• Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan (Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence)
  Category: Formulas that Stabilize the Kidneys
• Mu Li San (Oyster Shell Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Stabilize the Exterior and the Lungs
• San Jia Fu Mai Tang (Three Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse)
  Category: Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind
• Tu Si Zi Wan (Cuscuta Seed Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang
• Xiao Luo Wan (Reduce Scrofula Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Transform Phlegm and Dissipate Nodules
• Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang (Sedate the Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind