Suan Zao Ren [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 23, 2008 - 05:00 PM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Calm the Spirit [2]

TASTE
Sweet and neutral

MERIDIANS
Heart and liver

FUNCTIONS
1. To nourish the blood and tranquilize the mind;
2. To stop sweating

INDICATIONS
1. Deficient blood in the heart and manifested as irritability, insomnia, palpitations and forgetfulness. Wild jujube seed (Suanzoren) is used with Chinese angelica root (Dang Gui [3]), Polygala root (Yuan Zhi [4]), White peony root (Bai Shao [5]), Fleeceflower root (He Shou Wu [6]), and longan aril (Long Yan Rou [7]).
2. Spontaneous sweating and night sweating due to weakness of the body. Wild jujube seed (Suan Zao Ren [8]) is used with Schisandra fruit (Wu Wei Zi [9]) and Ginseng (Ren Shen [10]).

DOSAGE
10-18 g

Suan Zao Ren

Image of herb: Suan Zao Ren [11]

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