Zi Shi Ying
Flouritum
sweet, warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Calm the Shen
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Insomnia
- Palpitations
- Anxiety
- Cough
- Wheezing
- Menometrorrhagia
- Infertility
Zi Shi Ying is sweet and warm. It enters the liver and heart systems. Its effect on the heart calms the shen and reduces anxiety, palpitations, and sleep disorders. Its warming function supports liver blood and treats uterine bleeding and infertility when the cause is a cold pattern.
Channels: heart, liver
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Convulsions
- Fatigue
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Asthma
- Anxiety
Formulas:
- Wen Yang Bu Gan Jian
Contraindications: very toxic, do not prescribe to patients that are pregnant or to patients with weak constitution
Zoo Image: a cold elephant with cold C and P balls wearing a warm jacket on her lungs is on a sled while a spirit and hearts chase her