HERB FORMULAS

YANG XIN TANG #2 - 養心湯二号 - NOURISH THE HEART DECOCTION #2

English: Nourish the Heart Decoction #2
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 0.3-6 g Powerfully tonifies Yuan Qi, tonifies Qi of the Spleen, Stomach, Lungs and Heart and calms the Spirit.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 9-30g Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin, tonifies Lung Qi, nourishes Lung Yin tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
With Qian Shi and Lian Zi, for Kidney Deficiency with diarrhea, spermatorrhea and vaginal discharge.
Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen 9g Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and
soothes the nerves.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 12g Nourishes the Yin of the Stomach and Lungs, generates fluids, clears the Heart and eliminates irritability.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies Blood, regulates the menses, Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 5-30g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, calms Liver Yang and relieves pain.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Sm. Nelumbinis Lian Zi 6-18g Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing, nourishes the Heart and calms the
Spirit.
With Suan Zao Ren and Yuan Zhi, for irritability, palpitations, and insomnia from Lack of Communication between the Heart and Kidneys.
With Qin Shi, reestablishes communication between the Heart and Kidneys.
Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi 0.3-6g Calms the Spirit and sedates the Heart and clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney.
With Suan Zao Ren, balances the contrasting, introverted and dispersing, extroverted manifestations of Spirit to ensure the proper balance of openness and sobriety.
Sm. Euryales Qian Shi 8-30g Strengthens the Spleen, stops diarrhea, stabilizes the Kidneys and astringes Jing.
Stamen Nelumbinis Lian Xu 1.5-9g Stabilizes the Kidney, astringes Jing and clears Heart Heat.
With Lian Zi, for seminal emission.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Reinforces and Strengthens Heart Qi
  • Calms the Spirit
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Tonifies the Kidneys
  • Nourishes the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Heart Qi Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Palpitations
  • May be arrhythmia
  • Shortness of breath
  • Diminished vocal power
  • No desire to speak
  • Excessive perspiration (in daytime)
  • Symptoms worse after exertion or when tired
  • Facial pallor
  • Fatigue
  • Weakness
  • Suffocating sensation in the chest
  • Cold extremities
  • T: Pale and swollen
  • C: White
  • P: Weak or Big and weak or Intermittent

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
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