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Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

Channels: GB, HT, LIV, SP Properties: Sweet, Sour, Neutral Latin: Semen Zizyphi Spinosae Chinese: 酸枣仁 Tone Marks: suān zăo rén Translation: Sour Date Seed

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Contraindications and Cautions

Herb-Drug Interactions

Toxicity and Overdose

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This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Gui Pi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction)
  Formulas that Tonify the Qi and Blood
• Suan Zao Ren Tang (Sour Jujube Decoction)
  Formulas that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
• Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (Emperor of Heaven's Special Pill to Tonify the Heart)
  Formulas that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit

References

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article) - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition) - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition) - Max Wichtl

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition) - Qiao Yi

Only use Chinese herbs or formulas under the direct care and supervision of a licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist. Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.