Long Yan Rou

1 TASTE
Sweet and warm

2 MERIDIANS
Heart and spleen

3 FUNCTIONS
1. To nourish blood and tranquilize the mind; 2. To strengthen the spleen and replenish qi

4 INDICATIONS
Deficiency of qi and blood manifested as palpitations, insomnia and forgetfulness. Longan aril (Long Yan Rou) is used with Ginseng (Ren Shen), Astragalus root (Huang Qi), Chinese angelica root (Dang Gui) and Wild jujube seed (Suan Zao Ren)in the formula Guipi Tang

5 DOSAGE
10-30g

6 COUTIONS
This herb is contraindicated in cases of phlegm-fire or dampness in the middle jiao (spleen and stomach).
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