Tranquilizing Herbs

NameXie Cao (Valerian Root)The Effect of Valerian RootPropertyPungent, bitter, warm; liver and heart meridians entered.ActionsInduce tranquilization, stop bleeding and alleviate pain.IndicationsIrregular menstruation, traumatic injury, lumbago, neurasthenia, dyspepsia.Dosage and AdministrationsDecoc

NamingBai Zi Ren(Semen Platycladi)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Bai Zi RenOriginThe dry ripe kernel of Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco of family Cupressaceae.LocationMost places of China.HarvestCollected ripe seeds in autumn and winter.The actual smell and tasteSl

NamingBai Zi Ren(Semen Platycladi)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 柏子仁OriginThe dry ripe kernel of Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco of family Cupressaceae.LocationMost places of China.HarvestCollected ripe seeds in autumn and winter.The actual smell and tasteSlightly

NamingBai Zi Ren(Semen Platycladi)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Semen PlatycladiOriginThe dry ripe kernel of Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco of family Cupressaceae.LocationMost places of China.HarvestCollected ripe seeds in autumn and winter.The actual smell and t

NamingYuan Zhi (Radix Polygalae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Yuan ZhiOriginThe dry root of Polygala tenuifolia Willd., P. sibirica L. of family Polygalaceae.LocationShanxi, Shaanxi and Jilin provinces and so on in China.HarvestCollected in spring or autumn. The one

NamingYuan Zhi (Radix Polygalae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 远志OriginThe dry root of Polygala tenuifolia Willd., P. sibirica L. of family Polygalaceae.LocationShanxi, Shaanxi and Jilin provinces and so on in China.HarvestCollected in spring or autumn. The one drawin

NamingYuan Zhi (Radix Polygalae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Radix PolygalaeOriginThe dry root of Polygala tenuifolia Willd., P. sibirica L. of family Polygalaceae.LocationShanxi, Shaanxi and Jilin provinces and so on in China.HarvestCollected in spring or autumn. T

NameShi Lian Zi (Black Lotus Seed)The Effect of Shi Lian Zi PropertySweet, astringent, slightly bitter, cold; spleen, stomach, heart and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear damp-heat, clear away the heart-fire, stimulate the appetite, induce tranquilization, secure essence and check diarrhea.Indicat

NameShi Lian Zi (Black Lotus Seed)The Effect of 石莲子PropertySweet, astringent, slightly bitter, cold; spleen, stomach, heart and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear damp-heat, clear away the heart-fire, stimulate the appetite, induce tranquilization, secure essence and check diarrhea.IndicationsDysen

NameShi Lian Zi (Black Lotus Seed)The Effect of Black Lotus SeedPropertySweet, astringent, slightly bitter, cold; spleen, stomach, heart and lung meridians entered.ActionsClear damp-heat, clear away the heart-fire, stimulate the appetite, induce tranquilization, secure essence and check diarrhea.Ind