Explanation
This remedy has the same ingredients and functions as the homonymous prescription above.
The tongue presentation appropriate to this remedy is a Red tongue without coating and possibly
with cracks.
Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
A feeling of oppression and pain in the chest which comes and goes, palpitations, breathlessness,
tiredness, dislike to speak, pale complexion, dizziness, blurred vision. All symptoms are
aggravated by over-exertion.
Tongue: Red without coating.
Pulse: Fine or Weak.
This is deficiency of Qi and Yin of Heart, Lungs and Spleen. The Heart deficiency causes
palpitations, while Lung deficiency causes breathlessness and pale complexion. When Yin is
deficient the blood vessels lack nourishment, Blood cannot circulate properly and this causes the
feeling of oppression and pain in the chest. This comes and goes and is much lighter than in
Excess patterns.
Treatment Principle
Tonify Qi, nourish Yin, move Blood, invigorate the Connecting channels.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
LU-9 Taiyuan, HE-5 Tongli, Ren-17 Shanzhong, BL-13 Feishu, BL-15 Xinshu, ST-36 Zusanli,
P-6 Neiguan, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, Ren-4 Guanyuan. Reinforcing or even method as indicated
below.
Explanation
- LU-9, BL-13, HE-5 and BL-15 tonify Lungs and Heart respectively. Reinforcing
method.