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| Health Benefits |
| For: Menopausal syndrome • Chronic urticaria • Aphthous ulcers • Palpitations • Insomnia • Cardiac disease • Nervous exhaustion |
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| Constituents: |
| Products |
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Powder |
Granules |
Powder |
Pills |
| Category: Calm Shen ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Nourish + Calm Shen Source: Jiao Zhu Fu Ren Liang Fang |
| Actions: Calms Shen • Nourish Yin • Nourish Blood • Clears Heart Heat
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| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: Red with little coating Pulse: Thin, Rapid Other: |
| Patterns: Heart and Kidney Yin Deficiency. Yin Deficiency Heat, Yin and Blood Deficiency, Insomnia HT KD Yin Xu, Heart and Kidney not Harmonized [menopause] |
| Indications: HT & KD Yin deficiency with Empty-Fire. Xiao Ke with dry mouth and throat, red tongue scanty coating. [35] • Key symptoms: palpitation, insomnia, fever in five centers, red tongue with little coating, thin rapid pulse. Heart and Kidney yin deficiency. Deficient fire disturbance. Shen Lack of nourishment: restlessness, insomnia. Fatigue, seminal emissions during sleep, constipation. Heart body lack of nourish: palpitation. Heart fire flaming up with sores in mouth. Intestines lack of moistening: dry stools. [31] • Poor memory, forgetfulness, and concentration due to HT Blood Deficiency. [48]
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| Contraindications: Poor appetite, loose stools |
| Description |
| Name Variations: Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan, 天王补心丹, Heavenly Emperor Special Pill to Tonify the Heart, |
| Herb List: Sheng Di Huang(K) • Tian Men Dong(M) • Mai Men Dong(M) • Xuan Shen(M) • Suan Zao Ren(A) • Bai Zi Ren(A) • Dang Gui(A) • Dan Shen(A) • Ren Shen(A) • Fu Ling(A) • Yuan Zhi(A) • Wu Wei Zi(A) • Zhu Sha(A) • Jie Geng(G/E) |
| Commentary: This formula is focused on Heart and Kidney functioning well together. When KD/water yin is deficient, it is not able to control Heart Fire. |
| Related Formulas: |
| Related Formulas: Enhanced Memory (Evergreen) has pretty much the same herbs as Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan - Zhu Sha + Yin Xing Ye. |
| NCCAOM: NCCAOM has 4 formulas for Heart Deficiency. They are Tiān Wáng Bǔ Xīn Dān, Suān Zǎo Rén Tāng, Huáng Lián ē Jiāo Tāng, and Gān Mài Dà Zǎo Tāng. All four formulas are related to Heart Yin Deficiency and therefore Yin Deficiency symptoms • Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan is for Heart and Kidney Yin Deficiency Heat. Palpitations, insomnia, fatigue, constipation. • Suan Zao Ren Tang is for Heart and Liver Blood Yin Deficiency Heat. Irritability, dizziness, insomnia • Huang Lian E Jiao Tang is for Yin Deficiency Heat affecting the spirit. More salient insomnia problem. Irritability, anxiety, restlessness, tongue or mouth sores • Gan Mai Da Zao Tang is for Heart Yin Deficiency + Liver Qi Stagnation causing worry, grief, sadness and tend to cry. |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Sheng Di Huang • Rehmannia • 生地黄 ♠ |
Clear Heat Cool Blood
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Clear heat • Cools hot blood (nosebleeds, bloody vomit, bloody urine, bloody stool) • Nourish Yin • Clears heart heat/fire • Generate fluidsDao Di: He Nan |
Immunity booster • coagulant • antidiabetic • hepatoprotective • hypotensive • anti-aging • antioxidant • antihistamine • emmenagogue • adrenalcortical |
| Tian Men Dong • Asparagus Tuber • 天门冬 ♥ |
Tonify Yin
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Nourish Lung yin • Clear Lung heat • Generate fluids • Moisten Lungs • Nourish Kidney yin |
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| Mai Men Dong • Ophiopogon Tuber • 麦门冬 ♥ |
Tonify Yin
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Nourish Lung yin • Clear Lung heat • Nourish Stomach yin • Generate fluids • Clear Heart • Nourish Heart yin • Reduce irritabilityLilyturf Root |
antibiotic • increase cardiac output • sedative • reduce tachycardia |
| Xuan Shen • Figwort Root • 玄参 ♥ |
Clear Heat Cool Blood
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Clear heat, cool blood, enrich yin, generate Fluids, soften nodules, moisten dryness, resolve toxicity • |
Antibiotic • Antipyretic • Hypotensive • Hypoglycemic • Sedative |
| Suan Zao Ren • Sour Jujube Seeds • 酸枣仁 ♣ |
Calm Shen
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Calm Shen • |
sedative • antipyretic • analgesic • anxiolytic |
| Bai Zi Ren • Platycladus Seed • 柏⼦仁 ♣ |
Calm Shen
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nourish Heart, calm Shen, moisten intestines, relieve constipation • |
gastrointestinal |
| Dang Gui • Chinese Angelica • 当归 ♣ |
Tonify Blood
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Tonify blood • Move Blood and Qi • Regulate menses • Invigorate blood • Dispel cold • Unblock bowels • Reduce abscess swelling • Alleviate pain • Clear pus • Generate flesh • Moisten intestines • |
phytoestrogen • antispasmodic • cholagogue • antibaterial • antiviral • antiobesity • anti-inflammatory • antifungal • mild laxative • immune system boost • volatile oil inhibits uterine contractions |
| Dan Shen • Salvia Root • 丹参 ♣ |
Invigorate Blood
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Invigorate and cool blood • Regulate menses • Break stasis • Clear Heart heat to calm Shen • Treat skin toxicity • |
anticoagulant, antibiotic, anti-ischemia, anti-thrombosis, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiplatelet, sedative, hepatoprotective |
| Ren Shen • Ginseng • 人参 ♣ |
Tonify Qi
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Tonify yuan qi • Tonify lung qi • Tonify heart qi • Calms Shen • Stop thirst • Helps impotence • Treats qi collapse • Tonify Spleen • Generate fluid • Stop thirst • Strengthen anti-pathogenic qi • Can go to all 5 zang organs • |
adaptogen • anti-aging • anticoagulant • antiplatelet • antioxidant • adrenalcortical • immunity booster • anti-inflammatory • antidepressant • hepatoprotective • stimulant |
| Fu Ling • Poria Mushroom • 茯苓 ♣ |
Drain Dampness
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Dry dampness • Tonify spleen • Calm spirit • Relief edema • Detox food poisoning • Promote urination • Dao Di: Yun Nan |
Diuretic • Antibacterial • Anti-inflammatory • Anti-allergic • Hypoglycemic • Antacid • Sedative • Immunity booster |
| Yuan Zhi • Siberian Milk-Wort Root • 元 志 ♣ |
Calm Shen
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Calms Shen • Calms heart • Reduce swelling and abscesses • Clear phlegm from heart and lung • Honey fried (zhi yuan zhi) is more effective for insomnia and can be used as a single herb. |
Diuretic • antibiotic • Expectorant • CNS suppressant • Sedative • Uterine stimulant |
| Wu Wei Zi • Schisandra Fruit • 五味⼦ ♣ |
Stabilize + Bind
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Generate fluid • Tonify Kidney to grasp Qi • Tonify Lung Qi • Binds essence • Nourish heart • Calm Shen • 5 stops:(sweating, diarrhea, thirst, cough, leukorrhea/spermatorrhea) • |
antibiotic, gastrointestinal, hypotensive or hypertensive, immunostimulant, hepatoprotective, CNS stimulant |
| Zhu Sha • Cinnabar • 硃砂 ♣ |
Calm Shen
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Anchors and calms Shen • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Illegal in the United States |
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| Jie Geng • Platycodon Root • 桔梗 ♦ |
Phlegm Cold
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Disperse Lung qi • Expel mucus • Soothe sore throat • Guide other herbs to upper body • Treat abscesses • Move Qi upward • Guide herbs upward • |
Expectorant • Hypoglycemic • Anticholesterol • Antifungal |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Long Gu + Ci Shi |
Severe insomnia 31 |
| + Long Yan Rou + Ye Jiao Teng |
Severe palpitation 31 |
| + Mu Li + Jin Ying Zi |
Spermatorrhea 31 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Sheng Di Huang: Yang deficiency • Blood deficiency • Spleen deficiency • Stomach deficiency • Can be sticky and cloying, careful with digestive disorders • food: onion, garlic, radishes
Tian Men Dong: Deficiency cold diarrhea
Mai Men Dong: Diarrhea from middle jiao cold and deficiency • sedatives • cough from wind cold or damp phlegm
Xuan Shen: Li Lu • Spleen and stomach damp cold • Antagonizes Huang Qi, Gan Jiang, Da Zao, Shan Zhu Yu
Suan Zao Ren: Drowsiness • Insomnia from hot phlegm or excess heat • Pregnancy -uterine stimulant • Diarrhea
Bai Zi Ren:
Dang Gui: Autoimmune disorder • Pregnancy • Blood thinner drugs (Wafarin) • Diarrhea • Yin deficiency with heat • Dampness abdominal distention
Dan Shen: pregnancy • incompatible with Li Lu • excessive menses • hematuria • hemoptysis • bleeding disorders • anticoagulants or antiplatelet medication
Ren Shen: Blood thinner medication • Diabetes medication • Blood pressure medication • Caffeine • Yin deficiency • Stagnant fire • Hypertension • Bleeding disorders • Pain in chest • Excess heat • food: onion, garlic, radishes, tea, turnips
Fu Ling: Foods: Vinegar, pickled food
Yuan Zhi: Drying • caution with heat or hot phlegm, gastritis, or peptic ulcers • Pregnancy
Wu Wei Zi: exterior pathogen presence, interior excess heat, early stage rash
Zhu Sha: Pregnancy • Long term use • Can cause mercury poisoning if used inappropriately
Jie Geng : Blood-stained mucus • Hypoglycemia • Tuberculosis • Anti-diabetic drugs |
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