Yuan+Zhi+(Polygala)

[[image:yuan_zhi.jpg width="131" height="347" align="right"]]Yuan Zhi (Polygala) ["Profound Will"]
Nature : **Slightly Warm** Flavors: Acrid, Bitter Channels: LU, KI, HT

Functions: Relieve mental stress and calm shen; **resolve phlegm & open heart orifice [phlegm mania]**; dissipate swelling Indications: Mental stress, insomnia, poor memory and palpitation due to **disharmony of the Heart and Kidney** 2. Fuzzy head, mania, epilepsy due to blockage of the heart by phlegm **[constrained, pent-up emotions]** 3. Carbuncles, boils & breast abscess.

Dosage: 5-15g.

Contraindications: cautiously used for patient w/ peptic ulcer or gastritis

Misc: often combined w/ Shi Chang Pu