Hey, I'm back and ready to analyse the first monarch's herb in the formula above.
Without further delay, let's dive in to analyse :
Shan Zha
Why and This is how to Analyse The Therapeutic Functions Of The Various Decoctions part 89, in this blog for Bao He Wan.
The reasons for the selection of Shan Zha as the monarch herb are:
A) It's a natural powerful remedy to ease and smoothen all indigestion caused by the accumulated food especially oily stuff.
B) It has the capability to enter blood level to remove any stasis,thus is combined with other herbs to treat
- 1) postpartum abdominal pain
- 2) hernia related sinking pain
- 3) any other blood disordered flow in the TCM perspective
Contemporary Application
Shan Zha is used to treat Hypertension and related coronary heart disease and the result is promising.
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Association to a Specific Meridian Channel
Shan Zha is better known as Crataegus Cuneata in Latin and only the fruit is used. It is associated with:
- Stomach
- Spleen
- Liver - Meridian Channel respectively
Specific Taste
The specific taste of Shan Zha is
Sweet inclined to sourness
Specific Properties
The Specific Property of:
Shan Zha is Luke warm
As for the rule of thumb:
Apply (Suan Gan Wen Xiāo shí huà jī huó xuè sàn yū) whenever Shan Zha is used.
I would like to leave you now so that you can digest this blog with more time. So until then, stay safe.
Best of all,
Xiong
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