INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Caulis Polygoni Multiflori
Common English:	Polygonum Vine Fleeceflower Caulis Flowery Knotwood Stem

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Slightly Bitter	Neutral	Heart Liver	9-30g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
*Nourishes the Heart Yin* and Blood and calms the Spirit**	Heart Yin Deficiency or Heart Blood Deficiency with insomnia and irritability Especially for dream-disturbed sleep
Unblocks channels and dispels Wind-Dampness	General weakness, soreness, pain and numbness due to Blood Deficiency Backache and aching limbs due to Wind-Damp Bi
Alleviates itching (topical)	Itching and skin rashes (topically as a wash)
Astringes sweat	Profuse perspiration from Deficiency

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Cx. Albizziae He Huan Pi (Flos Albizziae) (He Huan Hua) Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren	Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
Insomnia due to Heart Blood Deficiency, especially for those who have many nightmares.	Calms the Spirit.	Generalized muscular weakness, soreness and numbness due to Blood Deficiency.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao	Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui Hb. Spirodelae Fu Ping Fr Kochiae Di Fu Zi	Cx. Albizziae He Huan Pi
Wind-Damp Bi.	Externally as a wash for Wind type itching.	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.
Flos Albizziae He Huan Hua	Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
Gently and harmoniously relieves constraint, regulates Qi and nourishes the Blood and Yin to calm the Spirit.	Bi Syndrome due to Yin or Blood Deficiency.

It calms mental hyperactivity by strengthening the Heart and consolidating Qi.
It is used as an external wash to treat Wind sores and scabies.
The root of the same plant is Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu which Nourishes Blood.
Both Ye Jiao Teng and Cx. Albizziae He Huan Pi calm the Spirit. Ye Jiao Teng nourishes the Heart and Liver Blood and expels Wind in the collaterals to stop itch and treat skin disorders. He Huan Pi soothes the Heart and Spleen Qi , invigorates the Blood, stops pain and reconnects sinews and bones.
Ye Jiao Teng, Flos Albizziae He Huan Hua and Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren all treat insomnia. Ye Jiao Teng treats insomnia due to Blood Deficiency, He Huan Hua treats insomnia due to Liver Qi Stagnation and Bai Zi Ren treats insomnia due to Heart Deficiency.