Suan Zao Ren
Zizyphi Spinosae Semen
sweet, sour, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Irritability
- Insomnia
- Heart palpitations
- Anxiety
- Spontaneous sweating
- Night sweats
Suan Zao Ren is sweet to nourish, sour to stabilize, and neutral for safe long term use. It enters the gallbladder, liver, heart, and spleen systems. Suan Zao Ren is an important herb for sleep disorders working both on the liver and the heart. It has a yin tonifying effect.
Channels: heart, liver, spleen, gallbladder
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Insomnia
- Restless sleep
- Menopausal symptoms
- Night sweats
- Palpitations
- Pain relief
Formulas:
- Bu Gan Tang
- Gui Pi Tang
- Suan Zao Ren Tang
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
Contraindications: prescribe Suan Zao Ren with caution to patients that have diarrhea or heat from excess patterns
Zoo Image: a sweating deer wearing sweat pants is shushing the heart in a sleigh, the heart is on a pillow and has a bottle, there’s a liver blood drop trying to hitch a ride