Fu Xiao Mai
Tritici Fructus Levis
sweet, slightly salty, cool
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Stabilize and Bind
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Hyperhidrosis
- Spontaneous
- Night time
- Anxiety
Fu Xiao Mai enters the heart and has a calming effect on the shen. It is used in the formula Gan Mai Da Zao Tang for patients with restless organ disorder (patient presents with high anxiety). This herb also has a stabilizing function for patterns of excess sweating.
Channels: heart
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Anxiety
- Palpitations
- Menopausal symptoms
- deficiency heat
- Insomnia
- Excess sweating
Formulas:
- Mu Li San
- Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
Contraindications: do not prescribe Fu Xiao Mai to patients that are sweating due to an external attack where the exterior must be released instead of stabilized
Zoo Image: a sweaty camel with a leaking heart hat made pizza with heart shaped pepperoni