Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

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Xin Pi Shen An Tang - 心脾肾安汤 - Heart Spleen And Kidney Quieting Decoction

English: Heart, Spleen and Kidney Quieting Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 3g Powerfully tonifies Yuan Qi, tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi, tonifies Heart Qi, calms the Spirit and treats impotence.
With Bai Zhu, tonifies the transformation and transportation functions of the Spleen.
Bran stir-fried Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 9g Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi.
Licorice-processed Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi 9g Calms the Spirit, 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.
With Fu Shen and Suan Zao Ren, for irritability, disorientation, palpitations, anxiety and insomnia due to Heart Blood Deficiency or Qi Stagnation.
Stir-fried Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren 9g Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies Liver Blood and calms the Spirit.
Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen 9g Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo 18g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang and increases the libido.
Stir-fried Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian 9g Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang.

Formula Actions

  • Reinforces and Benefits the Heart and Spleen

Syndromes

  • Heart Blood and Spleen Qi Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

  • Impotence
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Lethargy
  • Fatigue
  • Palpitations
  • Insomnia
  • Much dreaming
  • Easily startled
  • Poor memory
  • Four limbs tired and lethargic
  • Distention and fullness of the epigastrium and abdomen after meals
  • Loss of appetite
  • Loose stools
  • Sallow, lusterless complexion
  • Shortness of breath
  • Spontaneous perspiration
  • A thin, weak bodily constitution
  • Copious, pale menses
  • Uterine bleeding or
  • Light menstrual flow or
  • Amenorrhea
  • T: Pale
  • P: Thready and weak

Treats

  • Spermatorrhea
  • Impotence

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

For spermatorrhea: For severe Spleen Qi Deficiency:
+ 9g Rx. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu + More (6g) Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling
+ 12g Fr. Rubi Fu Pen Zi For severe Heart Blood Deficiency:
+12g Fr. Rosae Laevigatae Jin Ying Zi + 9g Sm Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
+ 9g Fr. Arillus Longan Long Yan Rou

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.