Sour Jujube Seed Soup is the name of a Chinese medicine formula that has the effect of tranquilizing the mind.
Sour Jujube Seed Soup has the effects of nourishing the blood to calm the mind (stabilizing the mind and soothing the emotions by nourishing the blood), clearing heat and removing vexation. It is mainly used in treating deficiency of liver and blood, weakness and internal disturbance, insomnia due to deficiency heat, palpitation (accelerated heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), dizziness, dry throat and mouth, red tongue, and fine pulse.
In this formula, sour jujube nut is used to nourish blood, nourish the liver, and calm the heart; Poria nourishes the heart and calms the mind; Zhi Mu is bitter and cold, nourishing yin and moistening dryness (nourishing the yin essence and clearing away heat), clearing heat and removing vexation; Chuan Xiong’s pungent and dispersive properties regulate the liver’s blood and dredge the liver’s qi; Glycyrrhiza glabra harmonizes with the middle to ease the urgency (alleviating the pain by regulating the spleen and the stomach), and harmonizes the various medicines (regulating the properties of different Chinese herbs) as an enabler.
It is recommended that patients with insomnia consult a doctor in time and use medication under the doctor’s guidance.