Sang Shen
Mori Fructus
sweet, cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Tonify Blood
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Tinnitus
- Insomnia
- Premature grey hair
- Dysglycemia
- Constipation
Sang Shen is sweet and cold to treat heat related patterns especially from deficiency. It enters the liver, kidney, and heart systems. Sang Shen has a yin tonifying effect and is especially useful for the elderly.
Channels: heart, liver, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Sleep disorders
- Dry hard stool
- Poor vision
- Dry eyes
- Thirst
- Hypertension
Contraindications: do not prescribe Sang Shen to patients presenting with diarrhea due to spleen yang deficiency patterns
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