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Chinese arborvitae
柏子仁
Chinese arborvitae (lat. Platycladus orientalis) is a tree from the Cupressaceae family.
Dried ripe seeds of the plant are used in TCM.
Taste, Characteristic, and Meridian
Sweet and neutral in nature. Returns to the heart, kidney and large intestine meridians.
Value in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Some of the effects of Chinese arborvitae seeds include nourishing the heart,
tranquilizing the mind, easing constipation, stopping sweating. Chinese arborvitae seeds are used to treat conditions such as blood deficiency caused by yin deficiency, general anxiety
and insomnia due to yin depletion, palpitation, and night sweating caused by yin deficiency.
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