- If there are more symptoms of retention of food rather than those of Phlegm-Heat, use
Bao He Wan Preserving and Harmonizing Pill instead. - If there is constipation add Da Huang Rhizoma Rhei.
Patent Remedy
An Shen Bu Xin Wan
(Calming the Mind and Tonifying the Heart Pill)
Zhen Zhu Mu Concha margaritiferae
Shou Wu Radix Polygoni multiflori
Nu Zhen Zi Fructus Ligustri lucidi
Han Lian Cao Herba Ecliptae prostratae
Dan Shen Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae
He Huan Pi Cortex Albizziae julibrissin
Tu Si Zi Semen Cuscutae
Wu Wei Zi Fructus Schisandrae chinensis
Shi Chang Pu Rhizoma Acori gramineiExplanation
Although not specific for Phlegm-Fire, this pill can be used for this pattern as it contains He
Huan Pi and Shi Chang Pu which open the Mind's orifices. Other ingredients are mostly
tonifying and nourishing and this patent remedy is only indicated when combined with an
acupuncture strategy aimed at draining Fire and resolving Phlegm.
Residual Heat in the Diaphragm
Clinical Manifestations
Restless sleep, waking up during the night, mental restlessness, cannot lie down or sit, a feeling
of stuffiness of the chest, epigastric discomfort and sour regurgitation.
Tongue: Red in the front part or red points around the centre.
Pulse: Deep and slightly Rapid.
This condition arises after an invasion of Wind-Heat which has turned into Interior Heat and has
not been cleared properly, often through wrong use of antibiotics: some residual Heat remains in
the body and settles in the diaphragm area. From here it rebels upwards to disturb the Heart and