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 [3]) is used with Ginseng (Ren Shen [4]), Astragalus root (Huang Qi [5]), Chinese angelica root (Dang Gui [6]) and Wild jujube seed (Suan Zao Ren [7])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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