Yuan Zhi (Zhi)

Yuan Zhi (Zhi)


  • Chineese Name: 远志(炙)
  • Pin Yin Name: Yuan Zhi (Zhi)
  • Latin Name: Radix Polygalae Tenuifoliae seu Sibiricae (cum glycyrrhiza praeparat.)
  • Natures: Warm
  • Taste: Sour, Bitter, Acrid/Pungent
  • Chanels Entered: Heart, Lung, Kidney
Spirit-Quieting Medicinals (An Shen Yao)
Heart-Nourishing and Spirit-Quieting Medicinals (Yang Xin An Shen Yao)
from 3 to 10
Yuan Zhi (Zhi): the Sheng form is not used for being too irritating for the gastric mucosa
Calms the Heart
Quiets the Spirit
Nurtures Heart Blood
Stops cough
Opens the Orifices and awakens the Spirit
Disperses swellings (tumefaction)
Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
Dissipates lumps
Disperses swellings (tumefaction – topic use)
Dissipates lumps (topic use)