Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
Suan Zao Ren 酸枣仁
Semen Zizyphi Spinosae Sour Jujube Seed, Zizyphus - Raw Herb Shown
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Neutral
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Sour, Neutral
- Channels Entered
- GB, HT, LIV, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Semen Zizyphi Spinosae
- Chinese
- 酸枣仁
- Tone Marks
- suān zăo rén
- Translation
- Sour Date Seed
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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