Qi Fu Yin

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	15g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
Rx. Polygalae	Yuan Zhi	15g	Calms the Spirit, sedates the Heart and clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney. With Suan Zao Ren, Bai Zhu and Dang Gui, for palpitations and insomnia due to Qi Deficiency.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	25g	Nourishes Jing and Blood, fills the Marrow and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Fr. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren	15g	Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies Liver Blood and calms the Spirit. With Yuan Zhi, balances the contracting, introverted and dispersing, extroverted manifestations of Spirit to ensure the proper balance of openness and sobriety.
Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	15g	Tonifies Heart Qi and calms the Spirit. With Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Yin Deficiency. With Bai Zhu, tonifies the transformation and transportation functions of the Spleen.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	5g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	20g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood.

Formula Actions

• Reinforces and Benefits the Heart and Spleen
• Supports Yang

Syndromes

• Heart Blood and Spleen Qi Deficiency
• Heart Blood and Spleen Qi Deficiency causing sexual performance anxiety (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Inability to get or maintain an erection Performance anxiety The impotence may be worse with fatigue The patient may be able to get erections during sleep or masturbation A pale, lusterless complexion Fatigue A low sperm count Palpitations May be anxiety Panic attacks Nervousness Insomnia Much dreaming

Easily startled Poor memory Four limbs tired and lethargic Clammy palms Loss of appetite Distention and fullness of the epigastrium and abdomen Weak limbs Loose stools Sallow complexion T: Pale C: Thin and white P: Thready and weak or Weak and slow or Deep and weak

Treats

Impotence

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications