HERB FORMULAS

SHEN FU TANG

English: Ginseng and Prepared Aconite Decoction
Also Known As: Decoction of Ginseng and Aconite

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 12-30g Strongly tonifies Yuan, Spleen, Lung, and Heart Qi.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Collapsed Qi and Devastated Yang with spontaneous sweat, ice cold extremities, shortness of breath.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata Zhi Fu Zi 6-30g Restores Devastated Yang, rescues from rebellion, warms the Ming Men Fire, assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang, disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
 With Ren Shen, for severe Deficiency of the Source Qi and Collapse of Yang with cold extremities, sweating, weak breathing, dizziness, and an extremely pale complexion.
(Rz. Zingiberis Recens) (Sheng Jiang) (3-6g) (Decoct in water with Da Zao.)
(Fr. Jujube) (Da Zao) (3-6g) (Decoct in water with Sheng Jiang.)

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Restores Yang
  • Strongly tonifies Yuan Qi
  • Rescues Qi from collapse due to Vanquished Yang

SYNDROMES

  • Heart Yang Deficiency Exhaustion: Vanquished Yang
  • Phlegm Obstructs the Heart Orifice: Exhaustion Syndrome
  • Shao Yin Cold

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cold extremities
  • Spontaneous perspiration
  • Weak breathing
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dizziness
  • An extremely pale face
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Cold abdominal pain
  • Loose stools
  • Upset stomach
  • T: Pale
  • P: Minute (almost imperceptible)

TREATS

  • Cardiac failure
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Postpartum hemorrhage
  • Post-surgical bleeding
  • Uterine bleeding
  • Hypovolemic shock
  • Prostration
  • Apoplexy

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Not for extended use.
  • Do not use any substitutes for Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Use only for emergency conditions.
  • Discontinue use once patient has regained consciousness.

MODIFICATIONS

For shock or cardiac failure: For Exhausted Yin with a big forceless pulse:
+ Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu + Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ Concha Ostreae Mu Li + Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
+ Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao + Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For bleeding:    
+ Rx. Notoginseng San Qi