Herb Listings
| Bai Zi Ren / Biota Seed (Abor-vitae Seed) | |||
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| Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Calm Shen • Sub Category: Blood Tonic; Nourish Heart | |||
Dosage6-18g |
Actions1. Nourishes the Heart & calms the spirit: for irritability, insomnia, forgetfulness, & palpitations with anxiety due to Heart blood deficiency.2. Moistens the Intestines & unblocks the bowels: for constipation in the elderly, debilitated, & post partum women due to blood or yin deficiency. 3. Also used for night sweats due to yin deficiency. |
MeridiansHeart, Kidney, Large Intestine, Spleen |
CautionsNot to be used in cases with loose stools or phlegm disorders. May antagonize ju hua. |
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