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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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Constituents:
Onjisaponin, tenuidine, tenuifolin, tenuigenin |
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| Other Names: Shen Nong Bên Cao Jing |
| Polygala Tenuifolia • Polygala Sibirica is not in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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USA: Polygala Tenuifolia • Polygala Sibirica USDA Zones:
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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 Yin deficiencies/ HT & KD not communicating , Cough (phlegm, lung), insomnia (heart) |
| Contraindications: Drying • caution with heat or hot phlegm, gastritis, or peptic ulcers • Pregnancy |
| Typical Dosage: 3g to 9g Guidelines |
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| Other: Honey fried (zhi yuan zhi) is more effective for insomnia and can be used as a single herb. |
| Formulas with Yuan Zhi |
| An Shen Ding Zhi Wan, Ding Xian Wan, Gui Pi Tang, Sang Piao Xiao San, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan |
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| Be cautions with all medicine. |
| Potential Drug Interactions |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
Herbs:
Pharma Drugs:Diuretic drugs
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