BLACK PEARL - JIN GUI SUAN ZAO REN TANG

Ingredients

Each 200mg pill contains extract equiv. to dry:

Ziziphus jujuba, var. spinosa, seed (suan zao ren) 酸棗仁 62mg

Angelica polymorpha, root (dang gui) 當歸 49.9mg

Paeonia lactiflora, root (bai shao) 白芍 49.9mg

Wolfiporia cocos, hyphae (fu ling) 茯苓 49.9mg

Anemarrhena asphodeloides, rhiz. (zhi mu) 知母 49.9mg

Ligusticum striatum, root (chuan xiong) 川芎 37.4mg

Albizia julibrissin, flower (he huan hua) 合歡花 37.4mg

Polygala sibirica, root (yuan zhi 遠志 20.8mg

Glycyrrhiza uralensis, root (gan cao) 甘草 20.8mg

TCM Actions

Nourishes the Liver Blood and clears deficiency Heat to calm the Spirit

TCM Syndromes

Liver – Heart Blood deficiency

Liver Yin deficiency with deficiency Heat

Indications

Insomnia, anxiety, stress related emotional disorders.

Signs & Symptoms (Key clinical features in bold)

Insomnia, sleep disturbance with vivid unpleasant dreams

Anxiety

Restlessness and irritability

Palpitations

Night sweats

Dizziness

Poor concentration, mental fatigue

Dry throat and mouth

Actions of the main herbs

 Ziziphus seed (suan zao ren) is used orally in formulas to treat abnormal sweating,

anxiety, insomnia, excessive dreaming, palpitations, weak memory, dizziness,

irritability. It has been shown to have the following actions: sedative, hypnotic,

analgesic, anticonvulsive, hypotensive. Anemarrhena rhizome is used orally in formulas to treat cough, febrile illnesses,

diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and hypertension. It has been shown to have

antibacterial, antipyretic, adrenal tonic actions.

Dosage & Course of Treatment

30 – 40 pills twice daily, half to one hour away from food.

In severe cases the dosage may be increased up to 50%, e.g. 50 pills twice daily or 30 - 40

pills, three times daily.

Course of treatment: 2 – 4 months