Polygonum Caulis, Fleeceflower stem, Ye Jiao Teng 夜交藤
Ye Jiao Teng (TCM)
Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng
Polygonum multiflorum(Photo by Fanghong, cropped) (Wikimedia)
Botanical name:
Polygonum multiflorum
Parts used:
Stem
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral, Sweet
Classification:
H. Nourish the Heart
Uses:
1. Nourish Blood, Calms the Mind and Spirit:
-Insomnia, dream-disturbed Sleep, Nightmares from Yin or Blood deficiency
2. Nourishes Blood, Clears Wind, Opens the Channels:
-weakness, soreness, pain and numbness from Blood deficiency
-Rheumatic Arthralgia
-Menopausal symptoms with Dizziness, Tinnitus, Restlessness
3. Externally:
-used for Itching
Dose:
Decoction: 9–15 grams
Strong decoction is used as a wash
Main Combinations:
1. Insomnia, excess Dreaming:
i. Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng with Ziziphus Semen Suan Zao Ren, Platycladus Bai Zi Ren
ii. Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng with Albizzia He Huan Pi, Ganoderma Ling Zhi, Chinese Date (Da Zao), Licorice (Gan Cao), Wheat (Xiao Mai) (as in Te Ning Tang Jiang of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia)
2. To Calm the Mind and Spirit, Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng with Poria Fu Shen
3. Muscular weakness, soreness, numbness from Blood deficiency, Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng with Dang Gui, Salvia Dan Shen
4. Wind-Damp obstructing the Joints, Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng with Mistletoe (Sang Ji Sheng), Gentiana Qin Jiao
5. Menopause, Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng with Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang, Alisma Ze Xie (Water Plantain), Paeonia Mu Dan Pi, Polygonum He Shou Wu, Mother of Pearl (Zhen Zhu Mu) (as in Geng Nian An Pian of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia)
6. As a wash for Itching, Polygonum Ye Jiao Teng with Cicada Slough (Chan Tui)
Cautions:
None noted