bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Salvia (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)
15gm Grind the medicinal ingredients into powder, refine honey to form pills the size of phoenix tree seeds, coat with cinnabar, and take 20-30 pills each time, administered with Bamboo Leaf Decoction before sleep.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Nourishing heart and tranquilizing mind, enriching yin and clearing heat.
bubble_chart Indications
Deficiency of heart and kidney yin, leading to internal movement of deficient fire (non-interaction between heart and kidney). Symptoms include forgetfulness, severe palpitations, restlessness, insomnia, palpitations, mental fatigue, nocturnal emissions, seminal emissions, mouth and tongue sores, severe constipation, a red tongue with scant coating, and a thin, rapid pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Unprocessed Rehmannia Root primarily enriches yin and clears heat to calm the spirit; Scrophularia Root, Asparagus Root, Ophiopogon Tuber assist in enriching yin and support Unprocessed Rehmannia Root in enriching yin and clearing heat as secondary components; Salvia and Chinese Angelica nourish blood to calm the spirit; Ginseng and Poria tonify qi to calm the spirit; Platycladi Seed, Milkwort Root, Schisandra Fruit, and Sour Jujube nourish the heart, tranquilize the mind, and calm the spirit, all serving as auxiliary ingredients; Platycodon Root carries the herbs upward. When combined, these herbs collectively form a formula that enriches yin, clears heat, and calms the spirit.
bubble_chart Pattern Identification - Insomnia palpitation.
- Seminal emission forgetfulness.
- Mouth and tongue sores.
- Red tongue with weak and rapid pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- Mouth and tongue sores: add Coptis Rhizome, Peony Bark.
- Severe constipation: add Immature Orange Fruit, Magnolia Bark.
- Dizziness and blurred vision: add Sichuan Lovage Rhizome, Dahurian Angelica.
- Restlessness: add Longan Aril, Tuber Fleeceflower Stem.
- Nocturnal emission and forgetfulness: add Cherokee Rose Fruit, Gordon Euryale Seed.
- Dry mouth and throat: add Dendrobium, lotus plumule.
- Excessive worry: combine with Peripatetic Powder.
- Swollen and painful gums: combine with Stomach-Clearing Powder.
bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
This prescription is relatively greasy and should be used with caution by those with spleen deficiency and loose stools.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Neurasthenia, functional mental disorder, schizophrenia, menopausal syndrome, stomatitis, heart valve disease, arrhythmia, urticaria, forgetfulness, nocturnal emission, restlessness.
