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| Category: Calm Shen ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Nourish + Calm Shen Source: Jin Gui Yao Lue |
| Actions: Clear heat, calm Shen, nourish blood, calm restlessness |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: Red tongue, thin white coating Pulse: Thin, wiry Other: |
| Patterns: Liver Blood Deficiency • Deficiency heat rising and disturbing Shen |
| Indications: Key: Insomnia due to deficiency: restlessness, insomnia, night sweats, dizziness, dry throat, dry mouth, red tongue, irritability, palpitations, thin wiry pulse; Liver blood deficiency unable to nourish the Heart: palpitation; Deficiency heat disturbance: restlessness, dry mouth and throat. Deficiency heat force body fluid leaking: night sweating [Song] |
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| Description |
| Name Variations: Suan Zao Ren Tang, 酸枣仁汤, Sour Jujube Decoction, |
| Herb List: Chao Suan Zao Ren(K) • Fu Ling(M) • Zhi Mu(M) • Chuan Xiong(A) • Gan Cao(G/E) |
| Commentary: |
| Related Formulas: Ding Zhi Wan |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Chao Suan Zao Ren • Sour Jujube Seeds • 酸枣仁 ♠ |
Calm Shen
10g-18g |
Calm Shen |
sedative • antipyretic • analgesic • anxiolytic |
| Fu Ling • Poria Mushroom • 茯苓 ♥ |
Drain Dampness
5g- 12g |
Dry dampness • Tonify spleen • Calm spirit • Relief edema • Detox food poisoning • Promote urination Dao Di: Yun Nan |
Diuretic • Antibacterial • Anti-inflammatory • Anti-allergic • Hypoglycemic • Antacid • Sedative • Immunity booster |
| Zhi Mu • Anemarrhena • 知母 ♥ |
Clear Heat Drain Fire
3g - 10g |
Clear heat • Drain fire • Nourish Yin • Moisten internal dryness • Reduce fever • Modifies the properties of Chuan Xioing 3 |
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| Chuan Xiong • Szechuan Lovage • 川芎 ♣ |
Invigorate Blood
3g - 9g |
Relieve pain • Expel Wind • Invigorate blood • Moves qi • Guide herbs to Jue Yin Jing • Dao Di: Si Chuan • Available as injections |
Anticoagulant • Antiplatelet • Analgesic • Antitussive • Anti-inflammatory • Hypotensive • Sedative |
| Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 ♦ |
Tonify Qi
1g - 6g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effects • Enters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic • Corticosteroidal |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Sheng Di Huang + Mai Men Dong |
Severe deficiency heat 31 |
| + Wu Wei Zi + Mu Li |
Night sweating 31 |
| + Long Chi + Zhen Zhu Mu |
Nightmare 31 |
| + Dang Gui + Long Yan Rou + Gou Qi Zi + Bai Shao |
Severe blood deficiency 31 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Suan Zao Ren: Drowsiness • Insomnia from hot phlegm or excess heat • Pregnancy -uterine stimulant • Diarrhea
Fu Ling: Foods: Vinegar, pickled food
Zhi Mu: Cold and deficiency of Spleen and Stomach
Chuan Xiong: Pregnancy • Blood thinners • Fire from yin deficiency • Dry tongue • Dry mouth • Fever • Profuse menstrual bleeding • Spleen deficiency • caution: LV yang xu since this herb tends to move Qi upward.
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Seaweed • Medications: Gan Cao can interact with various medication. See Pharma Interaction section. |
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