Herb Listings


Yuan Zhi / Polygala Root

Taste: Bitter, Acrid • Temperature: Slighty warm • Category: Calm Shen • Sub Category: Nourish Heart
Dosage 3-9g	Actions 1. Calms the spirit & quiets the Heart: for insomnia, palpitations with anxiety, restlessness, & disorientation. Most effective in cases related to excessive brooding or constrained, pent-up emotions. 2. Expels phlegm & clears the orifices: used when phlegm envelopes the orifices of the Heart with such manifestations as emotional & mental disorientation or seizures. 3. Expels phlegm from the Lungs: for coughs with copious sputum, especially when difficult to expectorate. 4. Reduces abscesses & dissipates swellings: for boils, abscesses, sores, & swolllen & painful breasts. Used in powdered form & applied topically or taken with wine.	Meridians Heart, Lung	Cautions Contraindicated for yin deficiency with heat signs. Use with caution in cases with ulcers or gastritis. May counteract with zhen zhu & li lu.

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