HERB FORMULAS

YANG XIN TANG - 養心湯 - NOURISH THE HEART DECOCTION

English: Nourish the Heart Decoction
Also Known As: Nourish the Heart Decoction from Comprehensive Collections

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
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 Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 9g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, generates fluids, increases saliva and cools Heart Fire.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 9g Nourishes the Blood, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and fills the Marrow.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
With Dang Gui, Bai Zi Ren and Suan Zao Ren, for insomnia and palpitations.
With Ren Shen, for Qi, Yin and Blood Deficiency.
Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen 9g Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 12g Powerfully tonifies Yuan Qi, tonifies Qi of the Spleen, Stomach, Lungs and Heart and calms the Spirit.
With Wu Wei Zi and Mai Men Dong, for Qi and Yin Deficiency with shortness of breath and spontaneous sweat usually secondary to injury from Heat.
With Sheng Di Huang and Bai Zi Ren, for insomnia due to Heart and Kidney Insufficiency.
(Rx. Codonopsis) (Dang Shen) (18g) (Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, tonifies the Lungs, restores the constitution, assists herbs that release the exterior or drain downward when there is significant Qi Deficiency, Nourishes Blood and promotes the generation of Body fluids - substitutes for Ren Shen.)
(With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with dizziness, weakness and lassitude.)
(With Wu Wei Zi and Mai Men Dong, for injury to Qi and fluids with shortness of breath and thirst.)
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 12g Nourishes the Yin of the Stomach and Lungs, generates fluids, clears the Heart and eliminates irritability.
With Ren Shen and Wu Wei Zi, for Qi and Yin Deficiency with fatigue, shortness of breath thirst and dry mouth.
With Suan Zao Ren and Shu Di Huang, for irritability and insomnia due to Yin Deficiency.
With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren 12g Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies the Liver Blood, calms the Spirit, astringes sweat and generates fluids.
With Sheng Di Huang, Wu Wei Zi, Dang Gui and Bai Zi Ren, for Shen disturbance due to Heart and Kidney Deficiency.
Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren 6g Nourishes the Heart, calms the Spirit and astringes Yin Deficiency sweat.
With Suan Zao Ren, strongly quiets the Spirit, calms the emotions, enriches the Yin and Blood, stops night sweats and treats palpitations, irritability and insomnia due to Yin and Blood Deficiency failing to nourish the Heart and Liver
With Suan Zao Ren, Dang Gui and Fu Shen, for insomnia, and palpitations due to Heart Blood Deficiency.
With Ren Shen, Wu Wei Zi, Fu Shen Suan Zao Ren and Dang Gui, for Insomnia, palpitations dizziness and forgetfulness
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Dang Shen, for palpitations due to Heart Qi Deficiency and anorexia, fatigue and loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency.
With Ren Shen, relieves palpitations and anxiety.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 6g Tonifies Qi, quiets the Spirit and calms and contains Heart Qi.
With Ren Shen and Mai Men Dong, for exhaustion of Qi and Yin with shortness of breath, cough, and thirst.
With Suan Zao Ren and Sheng Di Huang, for Heart Deficiency with insomnia, irritability, and forgetfulness.
Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao 6g Clears Heat from the Heart channel by directing Fire downward and calms the Spirit.
Sm. Nelumbinis Lian Zi 6g Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing, nourishes the Heart and calms the
Spirit.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes the Heart
  • Calms the Shen

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Deficiency for patients with a weak constitution or with debility in the wake of illness.

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Palpitations with anxiety
  • Forgetfulness
  • Insomnia
  • Low-grade fever
  • Wan and withered complexion
  • T: Slightly red
  • P: Deficient and frail

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Alzheimer's disease with chaotic speech: For Alzheimer's disease with Damp-Stagnation in the Middle Jiao:
+ 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 9g Dens Draconis Long Chi - Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin - Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
For Alzheimer's disease with a red tongue and a rapid pulse: + 9g Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis Huo Xiang
+ 9g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + 9g Hb. Eupatorii Pei Lan
For Alzheimer's disease with Blood Stasis: + 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 9g Fr. Amomi Rotundus Bai Dou Kou
+ 3g Succinum Hu Po
For Alzheimer's disease with Phlegm: For lupus erythematosis:
+ 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 9g Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia - Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
- Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi - Sm. Nelumbinis Lian Zi
+ 15g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
For palpitations:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 15g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 15g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 30g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
- Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + 9g Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi
- Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao + 30g Concha Margaritaferae Usta Zhen Zhu Mu
+ 9g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 6g Poria Fu Ling For severe palpitations:
+ 6g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For palpitations with restlessness or restless sleep: + 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang - Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao
+ 9g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
- Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + 6g Poria Fu Ling
- Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao + 6g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 9g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao + 12g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ 6g Poria Fu Ling
+ 6g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 12g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ 20g Licorice-processed Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi For palpitations with fatigue:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 12g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng + 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For palpitations with spontaneous sweat: - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen - Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 9g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 6g Poria Fu Ling
- Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + 6g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
- Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao + 15g honey stir-fried Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 6g Poria Fu Ling    
+ 6g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao    
+ 12g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi    
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu