Calming the Mind: The Healing Power of Fushen Soup

February 5, 2024

Fushen Soup is a commonly used Chinese herbal soup for calming the mind. It is mainly composed of Fushen and Duhuo, among other Chinese herbs. So, what diseases can the herbal formula Fushen Soup treat?
 


 

  [What diseases can Fushen Soup treat?]

  1. Treats insomnia

  Fushen belongs to the polyporaceae family and is a type of Chinese herb. It has good effects on tonifying the spleen and calming the mind, and is commonly used to treat insomnia, excessive dreaming, and poor sleep quality. It also has good therapeutic effects on forgetfulness and epilepsy.

  Fushen can also treat heart deficiency and blood deficiency. The nutrients and medicinal properties in Fushen can replenish the blood and improve the body's immune and disease resistance abilities. It can promote blood circulation in the body and alleviate symptoms such as restlessness and unease caused by heart deficiency.

  2. Relieves edema

  In addition to treating insomnia, Fushen Soup also has the function of diuresis and relieving edema. It has good effects on nourishing the kidneys and moistening the spleen, and also works well in cases of deficiency exhaustion. Additionally, it has excellent anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling properties, and has positive effects on nourishing the kidney meridian and lung meridian.

  Fushen can help the body eliminate excess water and can enter the kidneys to improve their metabolic function. It has a good relieving effect on swelling and difficulty in urination caused by kidney deficiency, and can quickly reduce edema and promote diuresis.

  [Introduction to the herbs]

  Fushen: Dampness-permeating and diuretic; tonifies the spleen and stomach; calms the mind and soothes the spirit. Used for urinary retention; edema and bloating; phlegm-fluid coughing and rebellious qi; vomiting; spleen deficiency and reduced appetite; diarrhea; restless heart; insomnia and forgetfulness; seminal emission with turbid discharge.

  Yuanzhi: Calms the mind and improves intelligence; removes phlegm and reduces swelling. Used for insomnia and excessive dreaming caused by the imbalance of the heart and kidneys; forgetfulness and palpitations; confusion of the mind; coughing with phlegm obstruction; abscesses and swelling; breast tenderness. It has a bitter and warm nature, good at promoting the smooth flow of Qi to calm the mind, and can also invigorate the kidney Qi and strengthen memory.

  Renshen (Ginseng): For deficiency syndrome with a desire to escape, cold limbs and weak pulse, spleen deficiency and reduced appetite, lung deficiency and wheezing, thirst due to body fluid damage, internal heat and excessive thirst, long-term illness and weakness, palpitations and insomnia, impotence and cold uterus, heart failure, and primary shock.

  Baizhu (White Atractylodes): It has the effects of tonifying the spleen and replenishing Qi, drying dampness and diuresis, stopping sweating, and calming the fetus. Used for spleen deficiency and reduced appetite, abdominal distention and diarrhea, phlegm-fluid dizziness and palpitations, edema, spontaneous sweating, restless fetus. It can eliminate dampness and tonify the middle, warm the middle, eliminate dampness in the spleen and stomach, remove gastric heat, strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote food intake, relieve thirst, and calm the fetus.

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