Albizia flos, He Huan Hua

Albizia Flower, Silk-Tree flower, He Huan Hua ๅˆๆฌข่Šฑ

He Huan Hua (TCM)
Siras (Unani, Ayurveda)

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Revue horticole, seriรฉ 4, vol. 42: (1870)

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Botanical name:

Albizia julibrissin
Ayurveda and Unani use A. lebbeck and A. odoratissima

Parts used:

Dried stem-bark

Temperature & Taste:

Neutral, Sweet

Uses:

1. Calms the Spirit, Moves Liver Qi: (TCM)
-Insomnia, Forgetfulness
-Irritability, Excessive Emotions, Depression
-Stomach discomfort or pressure on the Chest from excess Worry and Emotions
2. Clears Heat, Stops Cough and Wheezing: (Ayurveda)
-Bronchitis, Asthma
3. Moves the Blood, Relieves Pain: (TCM)
-Back pain
-Trauma, Bruising, injuries from Falls
4. Clears the Eyes: (TCM)
-blurred Vision
-eye redness or pain from Wind-Heat
-the leaves are used for night-blindness (juice applied, decoction internally) (Ayurveda)
5. Astringes the Essence:
-used as a sperm tonic in Ayurveda
-sperm retentive; Premature Ejaculation
6. Externally:
-Erysipelas (Ayurveda)

Dose:

Decoction: 3โ€“9 grams
Powder: 1โ€“3 grams

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Main Combinations:

1. Insomnia and Emotions,

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2. Asthma:
i. Albizia flower with

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3. Erysipelas, Albizia flower

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4. Chronic Leg and low Back pain,

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5. Trauma,

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Cautions:

Generally Safe
Use cautiously in Yin deficiency

Main Preparations used: