Blood Tonics
Black Date: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Hei Zao (Black Date)
The Effect of Black Date
Property
Sweet, warm; spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify the spleen and stomach, harmonize property of medicine.
Indications
Poor appetite due to spleen deficiency, purpura, lassitude.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~15 g.
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Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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