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Nourishes the Heart and calms the Shen

Restless Organ (Zang Zao) disorder from a depleted, under-nourished Heart; also described as Heart Blood deficiency with Liver Qi stagnation Sudden spells of sadness and crying, often with no clear trigger, and a feeling of being unable to govern one's emotions Absent-mindedness, poor focus and disorientation, with odd speech or behaviour Low mood, irritability, oversensitivity and self-consciousness Insomnia or unsettled sleep, possibly with night sweats The same picture around menstruation, after childbirth or at menopause Tongue red or pale red with a thin or scanty coat; pulse thready and rapid

Harmonizes the Middle Jiao and tonifies Spleen Qi

Moderates urgency and relaxes tension

Frequent yawning and stretching Tight abdominal muscles

Modern uses

Hysteria Globus hystericus Neurosis Neurasthenia Nervous exhaustion Autonomic dystonia Depression General anxiety disorder Bi-polar disorder Mania Schizophrenia Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Insomnia Sleepwalking Night terrors in children Infantile night crying Yawning Epilepsy Convulsions Chorea Parkinson's disease Migraines Spasms of the extremities Gastrointestinal spasms Uterine cramping Cough from tracheal spasm Hoarseness Ectopic heartbeats Sinus tachycardia Premenstrual syndrome Menopause syndrome Male menopause Impotence Enuresis Celiac disease gan cao fu xiao mai da zao