Explanation
This pill nourishes both Heart-Blood and Heart-Yin. For this reason, the tongue presentation
appropriate to this remedy may be either a Pale and Thin body or a Red body with rootless
coating.
An Shen Bu Nao Pian
(Calming the Mind and Tonifying the Brain Tablet)
Huang Jing Rhizoma Polygonati
Nu Zhen Zi Fructus Ligustri lucidi
Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis
He Huan Pi Cortex Albizziae julibrissin
Han Lian Cao Herba Ecliptae prostratae
Suan Zao Ren Semen Ziziphi spinosae
Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos
Shou Wu Radix Polygoni multiflori
Yuan Zhi Radix Polygalae tenuifoliae
Zhu Sha CinnabarisExplanation
This tablet nourishes Heart-Yin and calms the Mind. It has a more pronounced Yin-nourishing
effect than the previous remedy and the tongue presentation appropriate to this remedy is
therefore a Red tongue without coating and with a Heart-crack.
Heart and Kidneys not Harmonized
Clinical Manifestations
Waking up frequently during the night, difficulty in falling asleep, dry throat, night-sweating,
5-palm heat, poor memory, palpitations, dizziness, mental restlessness, tinnitus, backache.
Tongue: Red without coating, tip redder, Heart-crack, dry.
Pulse: Floating-Empty and slightly Rapid.
This pattern consists in deficiency of Kidney-Yin, deficiency of Heart-Yin and Heart
Empty-Heat.
Treatment Principle