Prescription
Bai Zi Yang Xin Wan
(Biota Nourishing the Heart Pill)
Bai Zi Ren Semen Biotae orientalis 120 g
Fu Shen Sclerotium Poriae Cocos pararadicis 30 g
Gou Qi Zi Fructus Lycii chinensis 90 g
Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 60 g
Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 30 g
Xuan Shen Radix Scrophulariae ningpoensis 60 g
Mai Men Dong Tuber Ophiopogonis japonici 30 g
Shi Chang Pu Rhizoma Acori graminei 30 g
Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 15 gExplanation
- Bai Zi Ren and Fu Shen nourish the Heart and calm the Mind.
- Gou Qi Zi, Shu Di Huang and Dang Gui nourish Blood and Yin. Dang Gui and Shu Di
enter the Heart. - Xuan Shen and Mai Men Dong nourish Yin. Mai Dong enters the Heart.
- Shi Cang Pu opens the Mind's orifices.
- Gan Cao harmonizes.
This formula is similar to the previous one as it also nourishes Heart-Blood; it differs from it in
so far as it nourishes Heart-Yin. The configuration of symptoms and signs would therefore be
different as there would be more Yin-deficiency manifestations; insomnia (waking up at night
frequently), a feeling of heat in the evening, a dry mouth and throat, night-sweating, more
pronounced anxiety and mental restlessness, a malar flush, palpitations, a Red tongue without
coating with a redder tip and a Floating-Empty pulse.
Mental-Emotional Pattern
Fear and worry, combined with overwork over many years may lead to Heart-Yin deficiency.
Yin deficiency is a deeper level of deficiency than Blood deficiency, and when it affects the
Heart, the Mind is deprived of its residence. This makes the person fearful, very anxious and
restless. These symptoms would be more severe than in Heart-Blood deficiency. Another