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The Top Chinese Herb for Sleep. It is believed that its sedative effects extend primarily from the high concentration of jujubesides. Ziziphus has been shown to increase the amount of REM sleep in individuals. This herb has also been used for a very long time with insomniacs because of its ability to keep an individual in a state of deeper sleep. This may have to do with its effects on the neurotransmitter GABA. GABA is essential for sleep because it basically turns everything ‘OFF.’ As an inhibitory neurotransmitter, the more of this in the brain compared to acetylcholine, another neurotransmitter, the more likely you will be asleep. It is considered Shen.

The fruit called Longan Berry (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) has been consumed in many parts of Asia for a millennium. Longan Berry is a great tonic herb for the Heart, Pancreas-Spleen, Shen Support, and blood building. Longan is also very rich in antioxidants because of its large amounts of procyanide and tannins. These antioxidants are one of the primary means that it works so well as a beauty herb. Traditionally, Longan has been considered to be a primer women’s beauty herb.

Angelica sinensis, or Dong Quai (also spelled Dang Qui, Tang Kuei, and a variety of other ways) has long been used it Chinese medicine, particularly by women. For this reason, it has earned the nickname the “Female Ginseng.” Known as the #1 Blood Builder of Chinese Medicine, used in Menstrual Health and Fertility, Menopause, also considered a Uterine Tonic. Traditionally it has been used for stagnation in this area, which would include PCOS, endometriosis, ovarian cysts and uterine fibroids and much more.