Yang Xin Tang 养心汤
Nourish the Heart Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Comprehensive Collection of Medicine Past and Present (Gu Jin Yi Tong Da Quan)

Herb Name Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica) Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia) Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia) Fu Shen (Poria) Ren Shen (Ginseng) Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon) Suan Zao Ren (Zizyphus seed) Bai Zi Ren (Biota seed) Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra) Zhi Gan Cao (fried Licorice)

Latin Angelica sinensis Rehmannia glutinosa Rehmannia glutinosa Poria cocos Panax ginseng Ophiopogon japonicum Zizyphus spinosa Biota orientalis Schisandra chinensis Glycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 9 grams ea. 12 grams ea. 6 grams ea. 3 grams

Preparation:

Decoction. The sources text says to add Rush (Deng Xin Cao) and Lotus seed (Lian Zi).

Function:

Nourishes Heart, Calms the Spirit

Use:

Below conditions with debility, pale tongue and face, weak pulse
1. Palpitations
2. Arrhythmia
3. Ischaemic Heart Disease
4. Anxiety
5. Forgetfulness
6. Neurasthenia
7. Alzheimer’s Disease
8. Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bi-polar Disorder

Dose:

The above can be taken over the course of a day in three divided doses.

Cautions:

Caution is cold and weak digestion.

Modifications:

1. Weak digestion with poor appetite, add Costus Mu Xiang
2. With Heat, marked by red tongue and fast pulse, add Coptis Huang Lian
3. With Blood Stagnation, take with Safflower (Hong Hua) and Amber (Hu Po)
4. With Phlegm obstructing the Mind/Brain/Spirit, add Calamus (Shi Chang Pu), Arisaema Tian Nan Xing)
5. Severe Palpitations, add Pyster shell (Mu Li), Fossil bones (Long Gu).

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