Suan-Zao-Ren-Tang

Chinese Herbal Formulas That Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit

Suan Zao Ren Tang  -  Sour Jujube Decoction

Main Actions for Suan Zao Ren Tang

This chinese medicine formulas functions are to nourish blood, calm the spirit while clearing heat and eliminating irritability.  This TCM herbal formula is best suited for conditions of liver blood deficiency accompanied by deficiency heat.  Due to this blood deficiency and deficiency heat rising into the chest the heart is not nourished properly creating a disturbance in the shen. 

Indications and Symptoms for Suan Zao Ren Tang

irritability, inability to sleep, insomnia, palpitations, night sweats, dizziness, vertigo, dry throat, dry mouth, dry tongue

Tongue – red tongue

Pulse – thin, wiry, rapid

Medicinal Ingredients of Suan Zao Ren Tang

Suan Zao Ren   (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae, Sour Jujube Seed, Zizyphus) - 15-18g.

-nourish heart and liver, calms spirit

Fu Ling   (Sclerotium Poriae Cocos, China-root, Poria, Hoelen) - 6g.

-tonify spleen, calms heart

Zhi Mu   (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis, Anemarrhena Rhizome) - 6g.

-nourish yin, clear heat, moistens fluids

Chuan Xiong   (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong, Szechuan lovage Root, Enidium) - 6g.

-regulates liver blood circulation

Gan Cao   (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, Licorice Root) - 3g.

-regulates other herbal ingredients, harmonizes middle jiao

Preparation Instructions of Suan Zao Ren Tang

This natural chinese medicine formula is decocted by first adding Suan Zao Ren before the other ingredients.

Additional Points on Suan Zao Ren Tang

This chinese medicine formula is able to nourish and tonify the liver and heart blood which descends yang Qi while ascends yin Qi. 

This is one of the best alternative medicine herbal formulas in chinese medicine to alleviate the symptoms of insomnia when the cause is blood deficiency.