Jujube Seed Decoction

for anxiety, irritability, restlessness, inability to or difficulty in falling asleep, palpitations, night sweats, dizziness, vertigo, thirst, dry mouth and throat, due to liver blood deficiency, deficiency of heart and spleen. The classical prescription“Suan Zao Ren Tang” (Wild Jujube seed Decoction) in TCM is primarily used to nourish the blood of the liver and heart, tranquilize mind, clear away heat and relieve restlessness for syndrome of liver and heart deficiency.

Product label: Jujube Seed Decoction
(Suan Zao Ren Tang)
Packing: 120 concentrated pills per bottle
Product of China.

Ingredients:
Jujube (seed)
Anemarrhena (rhizome)
Poria (sclerotium)
Ligusticum whllichii (rhizome)
Chinese licorice (root)

Actions: Nourishes Liver and Heart blood, replenishes Yin. Clears deficient heat and calms the spirit.

Indications: Use for insomnia, neurasthenia with symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, restlessness, inability to or difficulty in falling asleep, palpitations, night sweats, dizziness, vertigo, thirst, dry mouth and throat. It is applicable to neurosis, cardiac neurosis, cardiac neurosis and menopausal syndrome with the above symptoms, arrhythmia due to yin and blood deficiency of the heart and liver.*

Directions: Take 10 pills each time, 3 times a day.
Cautions: Do not use in cases of insomnia due to Phlegm-Heat

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

通用名称：酸枣仁汤
汉语拼音：suan zao ren tang
包装规格：每瓶120粒

主要成分：知母、茯苓、川芎、甘草、酸枣仁。

功能与主治：补虚养血，养血清热，除烦安神。用于虚劳虚烦不得眠，心悸盗汗，怔忡恍忽，夜以不安，头目眩晕，咽干口燥。现代常化裁运用于治疗神经衰弱，神经官能症，更年期综合征等，属肝血不足，心神不安者。

服法与用量：口服。成人一次10粒，一日3次。

酸枣汤

这里所介绍的酸枣仁汤，最早叫做“酸枣汤”，见于东汉张仲景所著《金匮要略》一书。本方是治疗失眠的代表方剂之一，对中医治疗失眠有重要的理论意义和临床应用价值。

中医认为，引起失眠的原因很多，有因于心肾不交者、肝血不足者、心脾两虚者、痰浊内扰者、胃气不和者等等，并不是所有的失眠都可以用酸枣仁汤来治疗，必须辨证施治，才能取得好的效果。

酸枣仁汤主治的失眠属于肝血不足，虚热内扰，血不养心而致，失眠者常伴有心悸盗汗、头目眩晕、咽干口燥、脉细弦等症状。现代多以本方加减用于治疗神经衰弱、早搏、更年期综合征、焦虑症等病症。

方中酸枣仁性平，味甘、酸，能补血养肝，益心安神，敛汗；川芎，性温，味辛，既能活血又能行气，能调血疏肝；知母，性寒，味苦，质润，能清热降火， 滋阴除烦；茯苓，性平，甘淡无味，能宁心安神；甘草清热，调和诸药。诸药相配，滋阴养血，清热降火，调血疏肝，安神除烦，以治疗肝血不足，虚热内扰，肝阳上旋而致虚烦不得眠等症。

现代药理研究：
1．酸枣仁：能抑制中枢神经系统，从而镇静、催眠，并能延长烫伤小白鼠的存活时间而提高其存活率，还减轻小白鼠烫伤的局部水肿，似有补养强壮作用。
2．川芎：能麻痹神经中枢，从而镇静、镇痛。茯苓：利尿、镇静。
3．知母能降低神皮系统的兴奋性，与酸枣仁配伍可降低大脑皮层的过度兴奋；知母、川芎有较强的抗菌消炎作用；甘草矫味。
4．合为良好的抗菌滋养镇静剂。

临床应用：
1．用本方治疗神经衰弱、不眠症、嗜眠症、健忘症、惊悸、神经症、巴塞杜氏病等。
2．临床以虚烦不眠、心悸盗汗、头目眩晕为使用依据。

临床应用酸枣仁汤，根据具体情况多有加减。血虚甚者，可加当归、龙眼肉养血安神；兼阴虚舌红脉数者，可加生地、麦冬养阴清热；内热口苦苔黄者，可加山栀、黄连；遗精盗汗者可加五味子、龙骨、牡蛎；心神恍惚健忘者，可加人参、菖蒲、远志。

除了酸枣仁汤之外，归脾汤、天王补心丹也都是治疗失眠的常用方剂。