Bai Zi Ren
 | Bai Zi Ren in TCM:Explore the properties of Bai Zi Ren according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name:platycladus seed, biota seed, Chinese arborvitae
seed, Oriental arborvitae seed
Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Platycladi
Properties: sweet, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: LI, HT, KD
Flavors: sweet
Tonifies: blood, yin
Special Properties:
resolves dryness, resolves food stagnation
Actions / Indications:
- Nourishes HT yin and blood; calms spirit (HT blood defeciency with palpitations with anxiety, insomnia, forgetfulness,
irritability; night sweating). Also feelings of insecurity [6].
- Moistens instestines; Unblocks bowels (consipation
in elderly, debilitated patients and post-partum women due to blood
or yin deficiency)
Other Notes:
- Often used with Suan Zao Ren to calm
shen and help insomnia w/spontaneous sweating or night sweating.
- It is rich in oil and good for blood deficient insomnia due to dry stool or constipation. For dry stool combine with Tao Ren, Xing Ren, Dang Gui, and Huo Ma Ren [6]
- For insomnia, palpitations, dizziness, and forgetfulness combine Bai Zi Ren w/ Ren Shen, Wu Wei Zi, Fu Shen, Suan Zao Ren, and Dang Gui. While Suan Zao Ren and Bai Zi Ren are often combined to treat insomnia, Bai Zi ren is more oily and lubricates the intestines, while Suan Zao Ren is better to calm the shen and also has an astringent function to prevent spontaneous sweating and/or night sweating [6].
Contraindications:
- (cc: loose stools; phlegm disorders)
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