HERB FORMULAS

English: Cinnamon Twig, Licorice, Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction
Also Known As:
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
  • Irritability
  • Restlessness
  • Spontaneous perspiration
  • Palpitations
  • Shortness of breath
  • T: Pale
  • C: Greasy and white
  • P: Floating and slow or Slow and irregular
CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
  • 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: For palpitations:
+ 9g Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
For palpitations with more severe Yang Deficiency with edema, dizziness and loose stools:
+ 15g Poria Fu Ling
or
+ 4g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 4g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 12g Fr. Jujube Da Zao + 12g Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
For palpitations with more severe Heart edema:
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ 4g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 9g Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
For palpitations with severe Yang Deficiency: + 12g Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ 9g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ 6g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ 9g Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ 6g Rx. Ginseng Rubris Hong Shen For palpitations with Heart Qi Deficiency:
+ 12g honey stir-fried Rx. Astragali Mi Zhi Huang Qi
For palpitations with reduced food intake and loose stools:
+ 12gt Honey stir-fried Rx. Codonopsis Mi Zhi Dang Shen
+ 6g Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ 9g bran stir-fried Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu For palpitations with cold spontaneous perspiration:
+ 9g bran stir-fried Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
   
   
    + 12g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi