(Heavenly Emperor Tonifying the Heart Pill)
Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae
Xuan Shen Radix Scrophulariae ningpoensis
Mai Men Dong Tuber Ophiopogonis japonicis
Tian Men Dong Tuber Asparagi cochinchinensis
Ren Shen Radix Ginseng
Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos
Wu Wei Zi Fructus Schisandrae chinensis
Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis
Dan Shen Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae
Bai Zi Ren Semen Biotae orientalis
Suan Zao Ren Semen Ziziphi spinosae
Yuan Zhi Radix Polygalae tenuifoliae
Jie Geng Radix Platycodi grandifloriExplanation
This pill nourishes both Heart- and Kidney-Yin. It is particularly good to nourish the Yin of
these two organs in chronic tiredness in women after menopause.
The tongue presentation appropriate to this remedy is a Red body without coating, with a Heart
crack and possibly a redder and swollen tip.
Stomach- and Spleen-Yin Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
Dry mouth and lips, no appetite, tiredness, dry stools, slight epigastric pain, malar flush, thirst
with no desire to drink or with desire to drink in small sips only.
Tongue: normal body-colour, midline crack in the centre, rootless coating or no coating in the
centre, transversal cracks on the sides indicating chronic Spleen-Qi and Spleen-Yin deficiency
(see Figure 12.3(345)).
Pulse: Fine-Rapid, Floating-Empty on the right Middle position.
This pattern is a combination of Spleen-Qi deficiency and Stomach-Yin deficiency. Spleen-Yin
deficiency manifests with dry lips and dry stools. This condition occurs in people over 50 after a
lifelong history of overwork and irregular eating: for example, skipping meals, alternating days
of eating very little with days of rich business lunches, eating late at night, eating in a hurry,
eating standing up, discussing business while eating, etc.