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Health Benefits
For: insomnia • anxiety • palpitations • nocturnal emissions • poor memory • cough with white mucus • bronchitis • pneumonia • edema
Attributes: Diuretic • antibiotic • Expectorant • CNS suppressant • Sedative • Uterine stimulant
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Research (sample)
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Constituents: Onjisaponin, tenuidine, tenuifolin, tenuigenin
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Fun Facts
Other Names: Shen Nong Bên Cao Jing
Polygala Tenuifolia • Polygala Sibirica is not in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map:
Panax Ginseng – USDA Plant Database
USA: Polygala Tenuifolia • Polygala Sibirica USDA Zones:
Native:
Habitats:
Category: Calm Shen ▶
English: Siberian Milk-Wort Root Pinyin: Yuan Zhi Pharmaceutical: Radix Polygalae
Organs: Heart • Lung Temperature: Slightly Warm
Taste: Bitter • Pungent Toxicity:
Patterns: Heart and Kidney deficiency • Lung phlegm stagnation • Phlegm obstructing heart and orifices
Actions: Calms Shen • Calms heart • Reduce swelling and abscesses • Clear phlegm from heart and lung Key 2nd Actions: Nodules • Open Heart Orifice • Treat Spermatorrhea • Treat Trichomoniasis
Indications: boils, sores, nodules, swelling, or hearing loss due to phlegm blocking orifices, stubborn phlegm, insomnia, anxiety, palpitations, heart and kidney deficiencies , Cough (phlegm, lung), insomnia (heart)
Contraindications: Drying • caution with heat or hot phlegm, gastritis, or peptic ulcers • Pregnancy
Typical Dosage: 3g to 9g Guidelines
Parts Used: Notable for: Nodules • Open Heart Orifice • Treat Spermatorrhea • Treat Trichomoniasis
Other: Honey fried (zhi yuan zhi ) is more effective for insomnia and can be used as a single herb.
Alert
Be cautions with all medicine.
Potential Drug Interactions
Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
Herbs:
Pharma Drugs: Diuretic drugs
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