Explanation
This remedy has the same ingredients and indications as the above homonymous prescription.
The tongue presentation appropriate to this remedy is a Red body, without coating and a Heart
crack.
Case History 10.1
Insomnia: Heart- and Kidney-Yin Deficiency-Male, Age 58
A 58-year-old man had been suffering from insomnia for 2 years. He fell asleep easily but woke
up several times during the night with a feeling of dryness of the throat. He had also been
suffering from impotence for 3 years.
His tongue was Red, the coating was too thin and it had a Heart-crack. His pulse was Empty at
the deep level and extremely Weak and Fine on the left Rear and Middle positions.
He was born with one kidney.
Diagnosis The insomnia in this case was due to Kidney-Yin deficiency and Kidney
and Heart not harmonized. Although he had comparatively few
symptoms, judging from the pulse, the Kidney deficiency was very
severe and this obviously also had something to do with his congenital
anatomical abnormality.
Treatment principle Nourish Kidney-Yin and Heart-Yin and calm the Mind.
Acupuncture The main points used were:
S.I.-3 Houxi and BL-62 Shenmai to open the Governing Vessel and
strengthen the Kidneys. Although this combination strengthens
Kidney-Yang more than Kidney-Yin, it was used to help his impotence
which was worrying him more than the insomnia.Ren-4 Guanyuan, SP-6 Sanyinjiao and KI-3 Taixi nourish Kidney-Yin.BL-23 Shenshu to strengthen the Kidneys.HE-7 Shenmen, Ren-15 Jiuwei and Du-19 Houding to calm the Mind.G.B.-12 Wangu and Yintang to promote sleep.Herbal treatment No herbs were prescribed but only the patent remedy Tian Wang Bu
Xin Dan Heavenly Emperor's Tonifying the Heart Pill to nourish