Wild
or Sping Juujba Seed
(suan
zao ren)
Semen
Ziziphi Spinosae
Properties:
Sweet and acid in flavour, neutral in nature, it acts on
the heart, liver and gallbladder channels. This herb is
sweet in flavour and moist in nature. The sweetness and
sourness can tonify Yin and nourishing liver and bladder,
nourishing the heart and calming the mind. It is often
used of insomnia and dreaminess due to deficiency of both Qi and blood and insufficient nourishing of heart and
mind. This herb is sour in taste and astringing sweating.
It can be used for treatment of hyperhidrosis due to
general deficiency.
Effects:
Nourishing the heart to tranquilize the mind, promoting
generation of body fluid and arresting sweating.
Indications:
1. Irritability,
dryness of eye, dizziness, insomnia and dreaminess due to
deficiency of liver-yin , it is often used with Rhizoma
anemarrhenae, Poria, Rhizoma ligustici, chuanxiong, and
Radix glycyrrhizae to nourish the liver, calm heart and
tranquilize the mind. For insomnia and amnesia due to
deficiency of both Qi and blood and insufficient
nourishing of heart and mind, this herb can be used with
Radix ginseng. Radix angelicae sinensis, Arllus longan,
Semen biotae, Poria, etc. to nourishing the heart to
calm the mind, as in Ginseng Spleen Invigorating Bolus.
2. For treatment
of spontaneous sweating due to Qi-deficiency, and night
sweat due to Yin-deficiency, this herb can be used with
herbs of benefiniting vital energy and strengthening
superfices and herbs of tonifying Yin and astringing
sweat, to relieve primary and secondary symptoms at the
same time.
Dosage and
Administration: 10-15g, it
can be ground into powder for an oral dose, 1.5-3.0g each
time.
