HERB FORMULAS

YANG XIN TANG

English: Nourish the Heart Decoction
Also Known As: Nourish the Heart Decoction from Comprehensive Collections

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies Blood, regulates the menses, i Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 9g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, generates fluids, increases saliva and cools Heart Fire.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 9g Nourishes the Blood, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and fills the Marrow.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
With Dang Gui, Bai Zi Ren and Suan Zao Ren, for insomnia and palpitations.
With Ren Shen, for Qi, Yin and Blood Deficiencies.
Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen 9g Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 12g Powerfully tonifies Yuan Qi, tonifies Qi of the Spleen, Stomach, Lungs and Heart and calms the Spirit.
With Wu Wei Zi and Mai Men Dong, for Qi and Yin Deficiencies with shortness of breath and spontaneous sweat usually secondary to injury from Heat.
With Sheng Di Huang and Bai Zi Ren, for insomnia due to Heart and Kidney Insufficiency.
(Rx. Codonopsis) (Dang Shen) (18g) (Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, tonifies the Lungs, restores the constitution, assists herbs that release the exterior or drain downward when there is significant Qi Deficiency, Nourishes Blood and promotes the generation of Body fluids - substitutes for Ren Shen.)
(With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Blood Deficiencies with dizziness, weakness and lassitude.)
(With Wu Wei Zi and Mai Men Dong, for injury to Qi and fluids with shortness of breath and thirst.)
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 12g Nourishes the Yin of the Stomach and Lungs, generates fluids, clears the Heart and eliminates irritability.
With Ren Shen and Wu Wei Zi, for Qi and Yin Deficiencies with fatigue, shortness of breath thirst and dry mouth.
With Suan Zao Ren and Shu Di Huang, for irritability and insomnia due to Yin Deficiency.
With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren 12g Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies the Liver Blood, calms the Spirit, astringes sweat and generates fluids.
With Sheng Di Huang, Wu Wei Zi, Dang Gui and Bai Zi Ren, for Shen disturbance due to Heart and Kidney Deficiencies.
Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren 6g Nourishes the Heart, calms the Spirit and astringes Yin Deficiency sweat.
With Suan Zao Ren, strongly quiets the Spirit, calms the emotions, enriches the Yin and Blood, stops nightsweats and treats palpitations, irritability and insomnia due to Yin and Blood Deficiencies failing to nourish the Heart and Liver
With Suan Zao Ren, Dang Gui and Fu Shen, for insomnia, and palpitations due to Heart Blood Deficiency.
With Ren Shen, Wu Wei Zi, Fu Shen Suan Zao Ren and Dang Gui, for Insomnia, palpitations dizziness and forgetfulness
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Dang Shen, for palpitations due to Heart Qi Deficiency and anorexia, fatigue and loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency.
With Ren Shen, relieves palpitations and anxiety.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 6g Tonifies Qi, quiets the Spirit and calms and contains Heart Qi.
With Ren Shen and Mai Men Dong, for exhaustion of Qi and Yin with shortness of breath, cough, and thirst.
With Suan Zao Ren and Sheng Di Huang, for Heart Deficiency with insomnia, irritability, and forgetfulness.
Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao 6g Clears Heat from the Heart channel by directing Fire downward and calms the Spirit.
Sm. Nelumbinis Lian Zi 6g Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing, nourishes the Heart and calms the Spirit.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes the Heart
  • Calms the Shen

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Deficiency for patients with a weak constitution or with debility in the wake of illness.

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Palpitations with anxiety
  • Forgetfulness
  • Insomnia
  • Wan and withered complexion
  • T: Slightly red
  • P: Deficient and frail

TREATS

  • Anemia
  • Neurasthenia
  • Palpitations
  • Tuberculosis
  • Absentmindedness
  • Poor concentration
  • Arrhythmia
  • Depressive psychosis

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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