Category
Nourish Heart & Calm Spirit
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Platycodi Semen
English Name
Dosage
3-9g
Entering Channels
HT
Flavor
sweet
Temperature
neutral
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
- Nourishes the Heart blood and yin to calm the spirit
- Moistens the Kidneys and Large Intestine
- Cautions & Contraindications:
- Contraindicated in those with loose stools or phlegm disorders.
Cautions & Contraindications:
Actions & Indications:
- Nourishes the Heart and calms the spirit: for irritability, forgetfulness, and palpitations with anxiety due to Heart yin deficiency and insufficient blood. Also used for night terrors in children as a stand-alone herb in powder form.
- Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels: for constipation in the elderly, debilitated, and postpartum women due to blood or yin deficiency.
- Also used for nightsweats due to yin deficiency.
