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Enrich yin, nourish blood, tonify heart, calm the spirit | Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (b) (Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the Heart) |
Shen disturbance with heat signs: irritability, palpitations, insomnia and very restless sleep, forgetfulness, nocturnal emissions, dry stool, possible mouth sores, fever and night sweats, t- Red, little coat, p- Thin, rapid | Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (b) (Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the Heart) |
This is classic yin deficiency of heart and kidneys. The pattern is known as “heart and kidney not harmonized” and it results from lack of kidney yin water to control heart fire. | Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (b) (Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the Heart) |
Heart disease, menopausal syndrome, chronic urticaria, mouth ulcers, neurasthenia | Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (b) (Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the Heart) |
The only thing toxic here is Zhu Sha, but it is not used any more. To be sure, if taking a prepared formula, read the box. | Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (b) (Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the Heart) |
Lian Xin (lotus plumule) is especially good to clear heart fire, so it can be added when there is more heat. To generate more fluids, in the stomach and mouth, add Shi Hu. | Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan (b) (Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the Heart) |
Nourishes blood, calms spirit, clears heat, eliminates irritability | Suan Zao Ren Tang (a) (Sour Jujube Decoction) |
Irritability, insomnia, palps, nite sweats, dizziness, vertigo, dry throat and mouth, t - Dry, red, p - Rapid, and wiry or thin | Suan Zao Ren Tang (a) (Sour Jujube Decoction) |
lv blood def, heat from def, shen disturb. When blood is nourished, yin can rise and yang can descend. soul of the liver (Hun) lives in eyes when awake. When liver blood is deficient, the Hun cannot return to the liver when we sleep, so insomnia occurs. | Suan Zao Ren Tang (a) (Sour Jujube Decoction) |
Insomnia; In this type of insomnia, the patient can lie down, but just cannot sleep. Compare to the severe anxiety in Huang Lian E Jiao Tang, there the person cannot even lie down. | Suan Zao Ren Tang (a) (Sour Jujube Decoction) |
Enriches yin, descends fire, eliminates irritability, calms spirit | Huang Lian E Jiao Tang (a) (Coptis and Ass-Hide Gelatin) |
Irritability, heat, insomnia, palpitations, anxiety, tongue or mouth sores; also used for blood heat with dysenteric disorders due to heat toxin, insomnia after febrile disease, t - Red, with dry yellow coat, p - Thin, rapid | Huang Lian E Jiao Tang (a) (Coptis and Ass-Hide Gelatin) |
Fire from yin def; a “lesser yin” (Shao Yin) disorder, means it involves a disharmony between the ht and kd. chief complaint is irritability so severe patient can't even lie down. focus is clear heat. rich formula, strong and harsh, drying and moistening. | Huang Lian E Jiao Tang (a) (Coptis and Ass-Hide Gelatin) |
Neurasthenia, lingering fever from infection, mouth ulcers, dysentery | Huang Lian E Jiao Tang (a) (Coptis and Ass-Hide Gelatin) |
Nourishes the heart, calms the spirit, harmonizes middle jiao | Gan Mai Da Zao Tang (a) (Licorice, Wheat and Jujube Decoction |
Relentless crying, disorientation, restless sleep, hysteria, yawning, constant moaning or sighing (loss of self-control), hysteria, t - Red, little coat, p - Thin, rapid | Gan Mai Da Zao Tang (a) (Licorice, Wheat and Jujube Decoction |
is called Zang Zao – restless organ syndrome (or called “dry organ” syndrome). It is caused by emotional reactions to stress and worry, etiology can be blood loss or emotional shock. commonly used for menopausal hysteria. long-term to be really effective. | Gan Mai Da Zao Tang (a) (Licorice, Wheat and Jujube Decoction |
Menopausal syndrome, hysteria, neurosis, pre-menstrual syndrome, post-partum depression and sweating, fever of unknown origin. | Gan Mai Da Zao Tang (a) (Licorice, Wheat and Jujube Decoction |
Useful to calm the shen before taking exams! | Gan Mai Da Zao Tang (a) (Licorice, Wheat and Jujube Decoction |
For insomnia due to liver blood deficiency, add Suan Zao Ren, For palpitations and a choppy pulse, add Dang Shen and Fluorite | Gan Mai Da Zao Tang (a) (Licorice, Wheat and Jujube Decoction |
Unblocks the three yang stages (Tai Yang, Yang Ming and Shao Yang) and sedates and calms the spirit | Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (b) (Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction) |
The MAIN symptoms are: 1) fullness in chest, 2) irritability and delirious speech, 3) palpitations, t - red, slippery coating, p - wiry, rapid | Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (b) (Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction) |
All 3 yang levels are affected. this pattern comes about from improper purging of a Tai Yang pattern. in that case the mechanism is this: purgatives weaken the body, and the external pathogen takes advantage of this weakness to invade the interior.“ | Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (b) (Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction) |
This formula could be considered a variation of the Bupleurum formulas such as Xiao Chai Hu Tang, for Shao Yang disorders with heat and middle jiao deficiency, and in fact, Bensky now places this in the category of Formulas that Harmonize Lesser Yang. | Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (b) (Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction) |
There is heat in the Shao Yang (torso area qi stagnation), Yang Ming (delirious speech, constipation), and possibly some unresolved Tai Yang (exterior) symptoms. | Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (b) (Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction) |
Now used for any disorder due to fright, or phlegm in liver/gallbladder (like Xiao Chai Hu Tang). Irregular heart rate, schizophrenia, hysteria, epilepsy, hypertension, menopausal syndrome, hyperthyroid, vertigo | Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (b) (Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction) |
For pronounced phlegm disturbing the heart, add Shi Chang Pu and Yuan Zhi For vertigo and headache due to injury, wine-fry the Da Huang, and add Gao Ben and Ju Hua | Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (b) (Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction) |