| Nourish the Soul |
Suan Zao Ren
Semen Ziziphi spinosae
Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae alba
Wu Wei Zi Fructus Schisandrae
Fu Shen Sclerotium Poriae pararadicis
Zhi Mu Radix Anemarrhenae
Chuan Xiong Rhizoma Chuanxiong
Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae |
Mai Men Dong
Radix Ophiopogonis
Yuan Zhi Radix Polygalae
Bai Zi Ren Semen Biotae
Gou Teng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis
Ye Jiao Teng Caulis Polygoni multiflori
Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis |
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Pattern: Liver-, Kidney-Yin
and Heart-Yin deficiency, Heart Empty Heat, Mind (Shen)
and Ethereal Soul (Hun)
unsettled.
Action: nourish Liver-, Kidney- and Heart-Yin, clear Heart
Empty Heat, calm the Mind, settle the Ethereal Soul.
Indications: insomnia, anxiety, mental restlessness, agitation,
feeling fidgety, very slight hyperactive behaviour from Deficiency,
night-sweating, dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth at night, waking
up at night with desire to sip water, palpitations.
Tongue: Red without coating or with rootless coating, dry, possibly
Heart crack.
Pulse: Floating-Empty or Fine-Rapid.
Classical antecedent: Suan Zao Ren Tang Ziziphus
Decoction.
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| Open the Heart |
Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum
Hou
Po Cortex Magnoliae officinalis
Zi
Su Ye Folium Perillae
Da Zao Fructus Jujubae
Gan Cao
Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis
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Chai Hu Radix Bupleuri
Bai He
Bulbus Lilii
Jie Geng Radix Platycodi
Qing
Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae viride
He
Huan Pi Cortex Albiziae
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Pattern: Stagnation
of Lung- and Heart-Qi in the chest from emotional problems, such
as sadness, worry or grief.
Action: Moves Qi in the
chest, stimulates the descending of Lung- and Heart-Qi, calms
the Mind, settles the Corporeal Soul.
Indications:
A feeling of tightness and oppression of the chest and epigastrium,
slight breathlessness, sighing, anxiety, sadness, depression,
irritability, pale complexion, slight chest pain, a feeling of
a lump in the throat.
Tongue: Perhaps slightly red in the chest area (sides of its central
section).
Pulse: Slightly wiry in general, especially on the Front position,
but also weak and empty.
The main emphasis of the formula is to move stagnant Heart- and
Lung-Qi. Stagnation of Heart- and Lung-Qi derives from sadness
and grief over a long period of time. These emotions first deplete
Heart-Qi and Lung-Qi and depress the Mind and the Corporeal Soul.
The depletion of Lung-Qi from sadness and grief leads to shallow
breathing and poor circulation of Qi in the chest and, eventually,
to stagnation of Lung-Qi in the chest. The simultaneous weakness
and stagnation of Lung-Qi may also lead to Phlegm. The Lung channel
influences the throat and its stagnation can cause a feeling of
obstruction there.
Classical antecedent: Ban Xia Hou
Po Tang (Pinellia-Magnolia Decoction).
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| Peaceful Sunset |
Long Dan
Cao Radix Gentianae
Gou Teng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis
Zhe
Bei Mu Bulbus Fritillariae thunbergii
Zhu
Ru Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam
Gua
Lou Fructus Trichosanthis
Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum
Fu
Ling Poria |
Chen Pi
Pericarpium Citri reticulatae
Ju
Hua Flos Chrysanthemi
Mu Dan Pi Cortex Moutan
Chi
Shao Radix Paeoniae rubra
Ye Jiao
Teng Caulis Polygoni multiflori
Sheng
Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae
Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis |
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Pattern: Liver-Fire,
Liver-Wind, Blood-Heat, Liver Phlegm-Heat, Blood stasis.
Action: Clear Liver-Fire, subdue Liver-Wind, resolve
Phlegm, clear Heat, cool Blood, move Blood.
Indications:
Insomnia, dizziness, tinnitus, trigeminal neuralgia, headaches,
coughing up phlegm, constipation, thirst, chest pains, purpura,
high blood pressure.
Tongue: Reddish-purple, stiff, dry-thick-sticky coating. It
could also be moving or deviated.
Pulse: Full, slippery and wiry.
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| Prosperous Earth |
Bai Zhu
Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae
Ren Shen Radix Ginseng
Huang
Qi Radix Astragali
Shan Yao Rhizoma Discoreae
Fu Ling Poria |
Chen Pi
Pericarpium Citri reticulatae
Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum
Zhi
Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis Preparata |
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Pattern: Spleen-Qi
and Lung-Qi deficiency, Dampness.
Action: Tonify
Spleen-Qi and Lung-Qi, resolve Dampness.
Indications:
Poor digestion, tiredness, slight abdominal distension and fullness,
poor appetite, craving for sweets, loose stools, desire to lie
down, weak voice, propensity to catching colds, mild depression.
Tongue: Pale.
Pulse: Weak or empty.
Classical antecedent: Liu
Jun Zi Tang Six Gentlemen Decoction.
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