Suan Zao Ren Tang
Ingredients: Jujube seed (suan zao ren), Anemarr- hena rhizome (zhi mu), Poria sclerotium (fu ling), Sichuan lovage rhizome (chuan xiong), Chinese licorice root & rhizome (gan cao).
| Mandarin: 酸棗仁湯 Pin-Yin: Suan Zao Ren Tang English: Zizyphus Combination Romaji: Sansonin To Kanji: 酸棗仁湯 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue)
How it works:
- Nourishes blood
- Removes heat
- Alleviates irritability
- Calms the spirit
Clinical Applications:
- Deficiency causing irritability and taxation
- Deficiency in liver blood
- Excess internal heat
This formula was developed about 2000 years ago by one of the most renowned doctors of that time, Zhang Zhongjing, to be used in cases of excess internal heat and deficiency in liver blood that cause feelings of irritability and taxation. Suan Zao Ren Tang supports calmness in the mind by nourishing the blood, removing the excess heat, alleviating irritability, and calming the spirit.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Zizyphus |
Suan Zao Ren |
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Hoelen |
Fu Ling |
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Ligusticum |
Chuan Xiong |
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Licorice |
Gan Cao |
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Anemarrhena |
Zhi Mu |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Zizyphus calms the mind and nourishes the heart.