Te Xiao Zao Ren An Mian Wan Functional Groupings

• Primary Category: Calm The Spirit
• Subcategory: Sedate and Calm the Spirit

Dan Shen

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Salvia Root

Usages

• Invigorate blood, break up blood stasis in lower abdomen - dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, palpable masses, lochioschesis, pain due to blood stasis, chest/epigastric pain, soreness in the ribs due to liver qi stagnation w/blood stasis.
• Clear heat, soothe irritability - restlessness, irritability, insomnia due to heat entering the ying level.

This formula has cautions, see details

Gan Cao

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Licorice Root

Usages

• Tonifies the spleen and augments qi - spleen deficiency w/shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools (si jun zi tong).
• Qi and/or blood deficiency w/irregular pluse or palpitations (Zhi Gan Cao Tang).
• Moistens the lungs and stops cough - heat/cold in the lungs (Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang).
• Clears heat and toxic fire (raw) - carbuncles, sores, sore throat due to fire toxin (internally or topically).
• Alleviates pain and stops spasms - abdomen or legs (Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang).
• Often used to harmonize and/or moderate characteristics of other herbs.
• Antidote for toxic substances (internally and topically).

This formula has cautions, see details

Shen Qu

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Medicated Leaven

Usages

• Reduces food stagnation, strengthens stomach - stomach cold with food stagnation or accumulation, with epigastric and abdominal fullness or distention, lack of appetite, borborygmus, and diarrhea.
• Aids in mineral digestion and absorption.

Wu Wei Zi

Schisandra Fruit/Seed

Usages

• Constrain leakage of lung qi, enriches kidney yin - chronic cough and wheezing due to kidney and lung deficiency.
• Tonify the kidneys, bind the essence, stop diarrhea - nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, frequent urination, daybreak diarrhea.
• Inhibits sweating, generates fluids - thirst with excess sweat, spontaneous sweating, nightsweats, xiao ke.
• Quiet the spirit, calm the heart - irritability, palpitations, insomnia due to blood deficiency or kidney and heart yin injury.

This formula has cautions, see details

Zhi Mu

Anemarrhena Rhizome

Usages

• Clears heat, drains fire - high fever, irritability, thirst, and a rapid flooding pulse in patterns of excessive heat in the lungs and/or stomach; cough due to lung heat with thick yellow sputum.
• Nourishes yin, moistens dryness - deficiency of lung and kidney yin, night sweats, steaming bone disorder, irritability, afternoon or low-grade fevers, bleeding gums, five-center heat; also for kidney heat signs - spermatorrhea, nocturnal emission, high sexual desire.
• Generates fluids and clears heat - oral ulcers and inflammation due to yin deficiency, wasting and thirsting disorder.

This formula has cautions, see details

Gou Teng

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Gambir Vine Stems and Thorns

Usages

• Extinguishes wind and alleviates spasms - spasms, muscle tremors, seizures.
• Drains liver heat and pacifies liver yang - headaches, irritability, red eyes, dizziness.
• Releases the exterior - fever, headaches, red eyes.