Herbs that Tonify the Blood

Channels: HT, SP

Properties: Sweet, Warm

Common: Flesh of the Longan Fruit

Latin: Arillus Euphoriae Longanae

Actions:

• Tonify Blood and Calm the spirit: insomnia, palpitations, forgetfulness, or dizziness due to deficiency of Heart and Spleen; e.g. Gui Pi Tang, with Ren Shen, Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Suan Zao Ren

Contraindications:

• If the patient has deficiency of Yin with heat should be careful

Dosage:

• 6-15g