bubble_chart Efficacy

Tonifying qi, nourishing the heart, and tranquilizing the mind.

bubble_chart Indications

Deficiency of both qi and blood, chronic fatigue and deficiency, shortness of breath, emaciation and mental fatigue, pale yellow complexion, palpitations due to fright, poor appetite and diarrhea, dry throat and lips, menstrual irregularities in women, pale tongue, and weak and thin pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This formula is a commonly used formula for tonifying and nourishing qi and blood, namely Ten Major Tonics Decoction minus Sichuan Lovage Rhizome plus Dried Tangerine Peel, Schisandra Fruit, and Milkwort Root. Ten Major Tonics Decoction is a formula that tonifies both qi and blood, removing Sichuan Lovage Rhizome which promotes blood circulation, and adding Dried Tangerine Peel for regulating qi and invigorating the spleen, Milkwort Root, and Schisandra Fruit to calm the mind and spirit, ensuring that the tonification does not stagnate and that qi and blood are easily generated.

bubble_chart Pattern Identification

1. Deficiency of both qi and blood.
2. Complexion shallow yellow.
3. Anorexia with diarrhea.
4. Insomnia and palpitation due to fright.
5. Pulse thin and weak.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. Palpitation due to fright and insomnia: add Platycladi Seed, Sour Jujube, and Poria with Pine.
2. Anorexia: add hawthorn fruit and Germinated Barley.
3. Cough: add Bitter Apricot Seed, Fritillaria Bulb, and Donkey-hide Gelatin.
4. Seminal emission: add Fossil Bone and oyster shell.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

This formula is a warming and tonifying agent and should not be taken in cases of excess heat pattern or external contraction diseases.

bubble_chart Modern Application

This formula tonifies blood, improves cardiac function, and enhances immune function. It is used for hypotension, neurasthenia, chronic osteomyelitis, subcutaneous node disease, arrhythmia, chronic nephritis, amenorrhea, postpartum weakness, alopecia areata, seminal emission, and impotence.