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Pin Yin: suanzao ren
Common name: sour date seed
Botanical family: Rhamnaceae
Botanical name: Zizyphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa Hu
Primary action: Nourish Heart and Calm Spirit
Secondary actions:
Supplement Blood;
Astringe
Temperature: neutral
Taste: sweet, sour
Entering Channel: Lv, Ht
Actions:
Nourishes Heart and Liver Blood and calms the Spirit; used for vexation,
insomnia, and palpitations associated with Vacuity of Blood.
Prevents excessive sweating associated with either Vacuity or Yin or
of Qi.
(See
Heart Blood Vacuity
;
Liver Blood Vacuity
;
Lung Qi Vacuity
;
Lung Yin Vacuity
;
Heart Yin Vacuity
;
Vacuity of Heart Qi
.)
Dosage:
3-6 qian.
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