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| Part Used |
Fruit
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| Main function |
Herb for Qi Deficiency (Qi Tonic)
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| Thermal qual. |
Slightly warm
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| Taste |
Sweet, sour
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| Meridians Entered |
Ht, Sp, St, Lv
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| Functions |
Tonifies Heart Qi and Yin
Disperses Stagnant Blood and dissipates masses
Used in angina pectoris (Stagnant Heart Blood), postpartum abdominal pain/masses
due to Stagnant Blood
Tonifies Spleen/Stomach and dissipates food accumulation, especially of meat
Relieves diarrhea of chronic dysentery.
Promotes lactation by unblocking congested milk in breasts
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| Cautions |
Contraindicated in Deficiency of Spleen and Stomach without food stagnation
Contraindicated in conditions with acid regurgitation
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| Toxicity |
Relatively safe for long term use
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| Phyto-chemicals |
Chlorogenic acid, crataegalic acid, ursolic acid, glavone
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| Western Properties |
Cardiac tonic, lowers blood cholesterol, vasodilator, normalizes blood pressure,
digestant (increases gastric enzyme secretion), anti-diarrhea, anti-bacterial,
emmenagogue, anti-coagulant, sympathetic nervous system inhibitor,
anti-lithic, astringent
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| Notes |
Used for circulatory problems of all kinds, angina, heart disease, mild congeestive
heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia/tachycardia, hypertension, hypotension,
to improve memory (usually with Gikgo biloba for this purpose), kidney and gall
stones, to improve fat and protein digestion
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