Yuan Zhi
遠志 yuǎn zhì, "promising will"

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Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit

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Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Polygalae Radix

	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 6-15g

	Cautions: Yin Xu with Heat signs, Caution with ulcers or gastritis avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Lung , Heart
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: No quality data at this time
	Reference Source: "Extension of the Materia Medica" by Zhang Zhong-Jing, c1,100's		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (11) dì huáng yǐn zǐ (Rehmannia Decoction) dìng xián wán (Arrest Seizures Pill) dìng zhì wán (Settle the Emotions Pill) dìng zhì wàn (Settle the Emotions Pill from the Wondrous Lantern) gù yīn jiān (Stabilize the Yin Decoction) miào xiāng sǎn (Marvelously Fragrant Powder) rén shēn yǎng yíng tāng (Ginseng Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi) sāng piāo xiāo sǎn (Mantis Egg-Case powder) shēng tiě luò yǐn (Iron Filings Decoction) shí wèi wēn dǎn tāng (Ten-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder) shí yī weì wēn dǎn tāng (Eleven-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix Polygalae Tenuifoliae

Botanical: Polygala Tenuifolia Willd., Polygala Sibirica L.

Japanese: onji

Korean: wonji

Common: Chinese senega root; polygala

Temperature: Slightly Warm

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