Polygala, Yuan Zhi 远志
Chinese Senega, Thinleaf Milkwort
Yuan Zhi (TCM)
Byi 'u srad ma བྱི་འུ་ སྲད་མ་ (Herb, Tibetan Medicine)
Yuan Zhi (TCM)
Byi 'u srad ma བྱི་འུ་ སྲད་མ་ (Herb, Tibetan Medicine)
Polygala tenuifolia
Colla., Icones plantarum rariorum herbarium pedemontanum, (1835-1837)
Colla., Icones plantarum rariorum herbarium pedemontanum, (1835-1837)
Botanical name:
Polygala tenuifolia, P. sibirica
Parts used:
Root. Classically, the root and leaf were often both used. (Ming Yi Bie Lu)
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent, Aromatic (TCM)
Herb is considered Cool in Tibetan Medicine.
Classification:
H. Nourish the Heart
Polygala tenuifolia, P. sibirica
Parts used:
Root. Classically, the root and leaf were often both used. (Ming Yi Bie Lu)
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent, Aromatic (TCM)
Herb is considered Cool in Tibetan Medicine.
Classification:
H. Nourish the Heart
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Uses:
1. Calms the Heart, Settles the Spirit:
-Insomnia, Palpitations with Anxiety, Restlessness, Disorientation, Confusion, Poor Memory
-'Benefits the Intelligence and invigorates the Wisdom' ... 'strengthens Willpower' (Li Shi Zhen)
-good for mental and emotional disorders associated with Phlegm and Damp obstruction
2. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-Cough and Dyspnea with hard-to-clear Mucus
-leaf and flower is used for accumulation of serous fluid (Tibetan Medicine)
3. Clears Heat and Toxin, Reduces Swelling:
-topically for boil, abscesses, Carbuncles, painful breast swellings
-neutralizes Aconite poison (Xu Zhi Cai)
-Wounds, Bites of rabid dogs (Tibetan Medicine)
4. Benefits Qi:
-older texts listed it to tonify deficiency
-replenishes in deficiency ... strengthens physical force (Shen Nong Ben Cao)
-long-term use promotes happiness and prolongs life (Shen Nong Ben Cao)
-reinforces Vital Essence (Ming Yi Bie Lu)
-'makes a person energetic and sexually potent'. (Zhen Quan)
Dose:
Decoction: 6–15 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
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Decoction: 6–15 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
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Main Combinations:
1. Poor Memory, Mental Dullness:
i. Phlegm obstructing the Heart and Mind with disorientation, combine Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Forgetfulness and restlessness, Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
iii. Phlegm-Damp obstructing the Mind with confusion, mental dullness, Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
2. Palpitations, Anxiety, Insomnia:
i. Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
iii. Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
iv. Heart Yin deficiency with Insomnia, Restlessness, Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
v. Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
vi. Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
3. Heart Fire causing Madness, Mania, Hallucinations, ... available in PRO version
4. Depression, ... available in PRO version
5. Seizures from Wind-Phlegm, Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
6. Senile Dementia, Polygala Yuan Zhi with ... available in PRO version
7. Swollen skin and joint pain, ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Sang Piao Xiao San
Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan
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Cautions:
1. Not for Yin deficient Heat
2. Not used in Peptic Ulcers or Gastritis
3. Use cautiously during Pregnancy
Drug Interactions:
1. Licorice is said to antagonize Polygala
2. Pearl counteracts Polygala.
Main Preparations used:
1. Not for Yin deficient Heat
2. Not used in Peptic Ulcers or Gastritis
3. Use cautiously during Pregnancy
Drug Interactions:
1. Licorice is said to antagonize Polygala
2. Pearl counteracts Polygala.
Main Preparations used: