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Category: Gynaecology, sexuality, fertility, psyche, nerves, insomnia, fatigue, urology, skin, metabolism, heart and blood vessels, detox, kidney system, heart system.

Use of the formula according to Traditional Chinese Medicine:

  • nourishes the Yin of the heart and kidneys
  • improves communication between the heart and kidneys
  • replenishes heart blood
  • cools heat from Yin deficiency
  • calms the Shen spirit

Description:

A classic formula of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which the author is said to have been revealed in a dream by the Heavenly Emperor in the 16th century... It is designed to address insufficient nourishment of the heart and kidneys due to a deficiency of Yin and blood. A lack of Yin substances can lead to increased Yang activity, which loses its root in Yin and rises upwards as empty heat, where it disturbs the Shen spirit and leads to symptoms such as irritability or, conversely, tearfulness, heart palpitations with anxiety, night sweats on the chest, or hot flushes, insomnia, and memory problems. On the other hand, a lack of nourishment, which is the responsibility of Yin substances, can lead to fatigue, both mental and subsequently physical. These are often conditions associated with menopause in women and andropause in men, when the level of Yin in the body naturally declines. In men, Yin instability can also lead to premature ejaculation or nocturnal seminal emissions. The body lacks what would cool and moisten it, which is why the resulting empty heat or even fire can manifest as a dry mouth or ulcerations on the tongue (the tongue is the organ that belongs to the heart). Patients also suffer from constipation with dry stools.

After replenishing Yin substances and cooling the heat, the Shen spirit calms down, concentration, memory, and mood improve, and the patient enjoys restful sleep and sufficient energy again.

Indications:

  • heart palpitations with anxiety, especially at rest, often after lying down to sleep
  • restlessness and irritability
  • night sweats on the chest
  • hot flushes
  • sleep problems, waking up at night, frequent dreams
  • mental overwork
  • timidity
  • forgetfulness
  • nocturnal seminal emissions in men
  • premature ejaculation
  • dry throat and mouth
  • dry stools, tendency to constipation
  • aphthae
  • chronic urticaria

Modern use:

  • ischaemic heart disease
  • angina pectoris
  • viral myocarditis
  • hypertension
  • hyperthyroidism
  • neurasthenia
  • emotional instability
  • insomnia
  • menopausal syndrome
  • impotence
  • nocturnal emissions
  • hepatitis

Tongue:

  • red tip or the entire tongue is red
  • small
  • no coating or a small amount of drier coating

Pulse:

  • xi
  • shu
  • fu

Contraindications:

  • the formula contains many heavier tonics which, with long-term use, can cause digestive problems in patients with stomach or spleen deficiency, or worsen these conditions in patients with a tendency to form dampness and phlegm

Notes:

During the use of the formula, avoid: coriander, garlic, radishes, seafood, alcohol.

Composition of the formula:

PreparationChineseCzechLatin
ShengDi HuangRehmannia glutinosa, raw rootRad. rehmaniae
Xuan ShenScrophularia ningpoensis, rootRad. scrophulariae ningpoensis
Mai Men DongOphiopogon japonicus, rootRad. ophiopogonis
Tian Men DongAsparagus cochinchinensis, tuberTub. asparagi cochinchinensis
Dang ShenCodonopsis pilosula, rootRad. codonopsis pilosulae
Fu LingPoria cocos, sclerotiumSkler. poriae
Bei ShengWu Wei ZiSchisandra chinensis, fruitFruc. schisandrae
Dang GuiAngelica sinensis, rootRad. angelicae sinensis
ShengDan ShenSalvia miltiorrhiza, rootRad. salviae
Bai Zi RenPlatycladus orientalis, seedSem. biotae orientalis
ShengSuan Zao RenZiziphus spinosa, seedSem. ziziphi spinosae
ZhiYuan ZhiPolygala tenuifolia, rootRad. polygalae tenuifoliae
Jie GengPlatycodon grandiflorus, rootRad. platycodi
Shi Chang PuAcorus gramineus, rhizomeRhiz. acori