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Pin Yin: yuan zhi
Botanical family: Polygalaceae
Botanical name: Polygala tenuifolia
Primary action: Nourish Heart and Calm Spirit
Secondary actions:
Transform Cold Phlegm
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid, bitter
Entering Channel: Ht, Kd, Lu
Actions:
Calms the Spirit, and moves the Heart Qi; used for insomnia, palpitations, and agitation.
Disperses Phlegm and opens the orifices of the Heart; used for emotional and mental confusion.
Expels Lung Phlegm characterized by clear copious sputum.
(See
Cold Phlegm Obstructing Heart Orifices;
Cold Phlegm Blocking Lungs
.)
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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