Within this formula, Suan Zao Ren, Fu Ling, and Gan Cao nourish and construct the heart spirit in order to quiet it. Chuan Xiong courses the liver and resolves depression, while Zhi Mu clears heat and eliminates vexation. 

This formula comes from: Zhang Zhong-jing's late Han Dynasty Jin Kui Yao Lue (Essentials from the Golden Cabinet). A 7:1 concentrated extract in a 750 mg caplet.

• English name

  Zizyphus Decoction

• Chinese name

  Suan Zao Ren Tang

• Brand

  Great Nature Classic Tablets by Blue Poppy

• Unit Size

  90 Tablets

• Dosage

  Take 3 caplets 2 times per day or follow your healthcare practitioner's instructions

• Potency

  7:1 / 750 mg

• Chinese Symptomology

  Signs & Symptoms of blood vacuity include: Pale face, tongue, nails, and under eyelids Cramps in the calves at night Dry, brittle, falling hair Brittle fingernails Insomnia Heat palpitations Night sweats A pale tongue A fine pulse ~Signs & symptoms of depressive heat include: Irritability A red-tipped tongue A rapid, bowstring pulse

• Western Symptomology

  Irritability, insomnia, heart palpitations, and night sweats due to blood vacuity failing to construct and nourish the heart spirit and depressive heat harassing above

• Actions

  Nourishes the blood and quiets the spirit, clears heat and eliminates vexation

• Pattern

  Blood vacuity failing to construct and nourish the heart spirit and depressive heat harassing above

  Ingredients (per caplet) 

  Dry Stir-Fried Suan Zao Ren ( Semen Zizyphi Spinosae) 340.88 mg 

  Fu Ling (Poria) 170.48 mg 

  Chuan Xiong ( Rhizoma Chuanxiong ) 102.3 mg 

  Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhea) 102.3 mg 

  Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 34.13 mg