
Arborvitae Seed
(bo zi ren)
Radix
Polygalae
Properties:
Acrid and bitter in flavour, slightly warm in nature, it
acts on heart, kidney and lung channels. Acting chiefly on
heart and acting on kidney, this herb can tranquilize the
mind and benefit intelligence by restoring the equilibrium
between the heart and kidney in cases of deficiency of
heart-energy, palpitation and insomnia. In addition, as a
dispelling and warm agent, it can promote vital energh,
and dissipate phlegm to alleviate cough and manic
depressive sysdrome due to phlegm blockage of heart.
Effects: Tranquilizing
the mind, enhancing intelligence and dissolving phlegm to
open the orifice.
Indications:
1. For the
treatment of deficiency of heart energy, cevere palpitaion,
insomnia and amnesia, it is often used together with Radix
Ginseng, Poria, Osdraconis for tonifying heart-energy.
Tranquilizing the mind, such as pill for calming the mind.
2. For the
treatment of phlegm blockage of heart (mind) orifices
vague mind. Frightening, amnesia and anxiety, it is used
with herbs Rhizoma Acori Graminei, Radix Curcumae
Fritillary
Ball which are effective in eliminating phlegm,
alleviating mental depression, resuscilating. In
combination with antitussive Radix Glycyrrhizae, Semen
Armeniacae Amarum, Platycodon, it is usually used for
cough with profuse sputum that is thick and difficult to
expectorated.
Moreover, it is
also used for treatment of carbuncles and swelling.
Dosage and
Administration: 3-10g.
Precaution:
Contraindicated
in peptic ulcer.
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