Ye Jiao Teng
Polygoni Multiflori Caulis
sweet, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Bad dreams
- Weakness
- Muscle soreness
- Pain
- Numbness
- Rash
- Itching
Ye Jiao Teng is sweet and neutral. It enters the heart and liver systems. It calms the spirit and nourishes the heart to improve shen. Abnormal liver function can also cause sympathetic nervous system stimulation resulting in irritability and bad dreams. By entering the liver system, Ye Jiao Teng also improves normal liver function.
Channels: heart, liver
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Subclinical anemia
- Sleeplessness
- Pain in the extremities
- Pruritus
- Tinea
Formulas:
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
Contraindications: there are no contraindications documented for Ye Jiao Teng
Zoo Image: a deer is asleep in a hammock with a newspaper headlined “Channels Now Unblocked” while dreaming about tics and ants, the deer is itching, there is a heart shaped pitcher with blood