Yuan Zhi, Polygala tenuifolia root - 4 oz.

SKU	FES975-4
Brand	Far East Summit Single Herb Liquid Extracts
Unit Size	4 oz.
Potency	8:1
Taste	Bitter, Acrid - Bensky
Properties	Slightly Warm - Bensky
Contraindications	This herb is relatively warm and drying, and unless prepared, can be irritating when ingested. Contraindicated for those with yin deficiency with heat signs as well as those with peptic ulcers or gastritis. - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology	Insomnia, palpitations with anxiety, restlessness, disorientation; Cough, emotional and mental disorientation, spasms, seizures; Angina pectoris; Boils, abscesses, sores, swollen and painful breasts - Bensky
Actions	Transforms phlegm, opens the Heart orifice, reestablishes harmonious communication between the Heart and Kidneys
Pattern	Lack of communication between Heart and Kidneys; Phlegm enveloping the orifice of the Heart; Phlegm affecting the Lungs; Abscess and swellings - Bensky
Channels Entered	Heart, Lung - Bensky
Chinese name	Yuan Zhi
English name	Polygala tenuifolia root

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Description

	Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, rd ed. Calms the spirit and quiets the Heart: for insomnia, palpitations with anxiety, restlessness and disorientation. Most effective in cases related to excessive brooding or constrained, pent-up emotions as well as those related to lack of communication between the Heart and Kidneys.* Expels phlegm, clears the orifices, and stops coughs: used when phlegm envelops the orifice of the Heart with such manifestations as emotional and mental disorientation, spasms, or seizures. Also used for phlegm affecting the Lungs with copious sputum, expecially when it is difficult to expectorate. Recently, it has also been used for angina pectoris.* Reduces abcesses and dissipates swellings: for boils, abscesses, sores, and swollen, painful breasts. Used in powdered form and applied topically for the early stages of sores.*