He Huan Pi合歡皮
Cortex AlbizziaeSilktree Bark
Also known asMimosa Tree Bark · Albizzia
- Category
- Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
- Nature
- neutral
- Taste
- sweet
- Channels entered
- Heart, Liver
- Secondary channels
- Lung, Spleen
- Dosage
- 6–30 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 6–30 g
- Tincture
- 2–4 ml
Actions & indications
- Calms the Spirit and relieves constraint
- Constrained emotions with bad temper, depression, insomnia, irritability, and poor memory
- Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, stops pain and reconnects sinews and bones
- Mildly treats pain and swelling due to trauma including fractures
- Regulates Qi, alleviates pain, dissipates swellings and reduces abscesses
- Pain and swelling of abscesses (internally and externally)
Contraindications
- Use caution during pregnancy.
- Contraindicated when there are no signs of Qi and Blood Stagnation.
Combinations
- Bai Shao
- Ye Jiao Teng
Insomnia, anxiety, depression, and irritability.
Insomnia secondary to Qi Stagnation combined with Yin Deficiency.
- Ru Xiang
- Mo
- Yao
Taken with wine for swelling and pain from trauma, and for pain from chronic, degenerative disease of the joints and muscles.
Fractures or torn ligaments.
- Dong Gua Zi
- Tao Ren
- Yu Xing Cao
- Lu Gen
Lung abscess presenting with chest pain and coughing of sputum and Blood.
Boils and abscesses.
Abscesses and boils.
Insomnia, depression, and irritability.
- Bai Zi Ren
- Long Chi
Depression, irritability, and insomnia.
Traumatic swelling and pain.
Nourishes Heart Blood to calm the Spirit while invigorating the Blood, reconnecting sinews and bone, reducing swelling, and expelling Wind from the collaterals to restore nourishment to the exterior tissues.
- Bai Shao
Anxiety, irritability, worry, and insomnia.
Notes
- It nourishes the Heart and Spleen, promotes flesh generation, and has a pronounced Yin-tonifying effect.
- It sharpens focus and lifts the mood.
- Taken over time, it lightens the body, brightens the eyes, and helps one accomplish their aims.
- It fosters affection and harmony within the family.
- Its effect is mild, requiring large doses taken over an extended period.
- He Huan Pi and its flower, Flos Albizziae He Huan Hua, are both sweet and neutral, tonifying the Heart and Spleen, relieving constraint, and calming the Spirit; He Huan Pi is somewhat stronger at invigorating the Blood, stopping pain, and reducing swelling, while He Huan Hua moves Liver Qi and better soothes the Liver, unbinds the Stomach, and aids memory, sleep, and eyesight.
- Its main uses are insomnia, irritability, and poor memory, particularly when these occur with epigastric pain and chest pressure.
- He Huan Pi and Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng both calm the Spirit: He Huan Pi soothes Heart and Spleen Qi, invigorates the Blood, relieves pain, and helps reconnect sinews and bone, while Ye Jiao Teng nourishes Heart and Liver Blood and expels Wind from the collaterals to relieve itching and treat skin disorders.