HERB FORMULAS
| English: | Cinnamon Twig, Licorice, Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction |
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Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin | Dosage |
Actions |
| Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | 3-10g | Unblocks Yang, transforms Qi and warms, warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels and facilitates the flow of Yang in the chest. With Zhi Gan Cao, for palpitations and shortness of breath due to Heart Yang Deficiency. With Mu Li and Long Gu, for irritability and insomnia due to floating Yang in the Upper Jiao and injured Yin in the Lower Jiao due to Heart Yang Deficiency. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | 6-15g | Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi. |
| Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Long Gu | 6-30g | Settles and calms the Shen, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves floating Yang. |
| Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | 6-30g | Heavily settles and calms the Shen, benefits Yin and anchors Floating Yang. With Zhi Gan Cao and Gui Zhi, for restlessness, irritability, palpitations and spontaneous sweating due to Floating Yang. |
- Unblocks Yang Qi
- Benefits Yin
- Calms the Shen
- Eliminates irritability
- Heart Yang Deficiency
- Heart Yin or Yang disorder where the Shen drifts upward
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- This formula was originally used for irritability caused by improper use of the warm-needle acupuncture that scorched the Heart Yin and injured the Heart Yang.
| For severe Deficiency of Heart Yang with sweating, cold limbs and a feeble and large or slow and weak pulse: | |||
| + Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata | Zhi Fu Zi | ||