INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Cortex Albizziae |
| Common English: | Silktree Bark Mimosa Tree Bark Albizzia |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet |
Neutral |
Heart Liver (Lung) (Spleen) |
6-30g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Calms the Spirit and relieves constraint |
Constrained emotions with bad temper, depression, insomnia, irritability, and poor memory |
Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, stops pain and reconnects sinews and bones |
Mildly treats pain and swelling due to trauma including fractures |
Regulates Qi, alleviates pain, dissipates swellings and reduces abscesses |
Pain and swelling of abscesses (internally and externally) |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
|
INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rx. Paeoniae Alba |
Sm. Platycladi |
|
Insomnia, anxiety, depression and irritability. |
Insomnia secondary to Qi Stagnation with Yin Deficiency. |
With wine for trauma induced swelling and pain. Pain associated with chronic, degenerative diseases of the joints and muscles. |
Sm. Benincasae |
Hb. Taraxaci or Hb. Taraxaci |
|
Fractures or avulsed ligaments. |
Lung abscess with chest pain and coughing of sputum and Blood. |
Boils and abscesses. |
Hb. Taraxaci |
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae |
Sm. Platycladi/Biotae |
Boils and abscesses. |
Insomnia, depression and irritability. |
Insomnia, depression and irritability. |
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis |
Caul. Polygoni Multiflori |
Rx. Paeoniae Alba |
Swelling and pain due to trauma. |
Nourishes Heart Blood to Calm the Spirit, and invigorates the Blood, reconnects sinews and bones, reduces swelling and expels Wind from the collaterals to restore nourishment to the tissues of the exterior. |
Anxiety, irritability, worry and insomnia. |
Fr. Zizyphi Spinosae |
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis |
|
Emotional disturbance. |
Pain and swelling. |
|
- It nourishes the Heart and Spleen, generates flesh and has a marked Yin tonic effect.
- It focuses the mind and makes people happy.
- Long term use lightens the body, brightens the eyes and allows people to achieve their goals.
- It promotes family affection and harmony.
- It has a moderate effect and requires large doses over time.
- Both He Huan Pi and the flower, Flos Albizziae He Huan Hua, are sweet and neutral, augment the Heart and Spleen, remove constraint and calm the Spirit. He Huan Pi has a slightly greater ability to invigorate the Blood, stop pain and reduce swellings, while He Huan Hua moves Liver Qi, and is better for soothing the Liver, unbinding the Stomach, promoting memory, promoting sleep and brightening the eyes.
- It is used primarily for insomnia, irritability and poor memory especially when accompanied by epigastric pain and pressure in the chest.
- Both He Huan Pi and Caul. Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng calm the Spirit. He Huan Pi soothes the Heart and Spleen Qi , invigorates the Blood, stops pain and reconnects sinews and bones. Ye Jiao Teng nourishes the Heart and Liver Blood and expels Wind in the collaterals to stop itch and treat skin disorders.