Qi Yang Yu Xin Dan - 起阳豫心丹 - Arouse Yang And Please The Heart Special Pill

English:	Arouse Yang and Please the Heart Special Pill
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren	18g	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.
Poria Pararadicis	Fu Shen	12g	Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	12g	Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation and calms Liver Yang. With Chai Hu, for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation. With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi	12g	Astringes Jing, Benefits the marrow, Improves vision, Nourishes Yin, Strengthens Yang, Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver.
Massa Medicata Fermentata	Shen Qu	9g	Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion and harmonizes the Stomach. With Bai Zhu, for Food Stagnation and diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	9g	Spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation and raises the Clear Qi of the Stomach and Gallbladder. With Bai Shao, for Liver Blood Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	9g	Tonifies, activates and harmonizes the Blood. With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	9g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	6g	Tonifies Heart Qi and calms the Spirit. With Yuan Zhi, Fu Shen and Shi Chang Pu, for confusion and forgetfulness.
Rx. Polygalae	Yuan Zhi	6g	Calms the Spirit, sedates the Heart, clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney, expels Phlegm and opens the Orifices. With Fu Shen and Suan Zao Ren, for irritability, disorientation, palpitations, anxiety and insomnia due to Heart Blood Deficiency or Qi Stagnation. With Suan Zao Ren, Bai Zhu and Dang Gui, for palpitations and insomnia due to Qi Deficiency. With Ren Shen, Fu Shen and Shi Chang Pu, calms the Spirit.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu	6g	Awakens the Spleen, Calms the Spirit, Disperses Wind, Harmonizes the Middle Jiao, Opens the Orifices, Promotes the movement of Qi, Removes filth, Transforms turbid Dampness, Vaporizes Phlegm.
Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi	6g	Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm. With Bai Zhu, for anorexia and other symptoms of Damp Obstruction due to Spleen Deficiency. With Sha Ren, for belching, nausea, and a stifling sensation in the epigastrium due to Disharmony of the Stomach Qi.
Fr. Amomi	Sha Ren	6g	Promotes the movement of Qi. With Bai Zhu and Ren Shen, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	6g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels. With Ren Shen, relieves palpitations and anxiety.

Formula Actions

• Benefits the Heart, Gallbladder and Kidneys
• Supports Yang
• Calms the Shen

Syndromes

• Heart and Gallbladder Qi Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

Palpitations Anxiety Apprehension Constant worry Poor concentration Timidity Shyness Easily startled Nervousness Irritability Restless sleep Insomnia Inability to get or maintain an erection Dizziness Emaciation Shortness of breath Constipation Dry mouth and throat Numbness Dry cough Cough with little or no sputum Cough with blood streaked sputum Spontaneous perspiration

Night sweats Five Sole Heat due to stress Early menses Restlessness Dry tongue Pale copious menstrual flow Weakness Memory loss Excess dreams Fright Physical and mental fatigue Dry, hard stool Coarse skin Dry throat A skinny appearance A pale complexion T: Pale and shiny or Red C: Thin and white or None or Thin and greasy P: Knotted or Intermittent or Minute, forceless and Deficient or Thready and rapid or Wiry and thready

Treats

Impotence Anxiety neurosis Forgetfulness Fatigue Night sweats Dyspnea

Post-traumatic shock disorder (PTSD) Stress Weakness Palpitations Perspiration

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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