HERB FORMULAS

SHENG MAI YIN WAN - 生脉饮片 - REPLENISH PULSE PILLS

English: Replenish Pulse Pills
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 1-9g Tonifies Yuan, Spleen, Stomach, Lung and Heart Qi, generates Body Fluids and stops thirst.
With Mai Men Dong and Wu Wei Zi, for Qi and Yin Deficiency with shortness of breath and spontaneous sweating usually secondary to injury from Heat.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 6-15g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin, stops cough, nourishes Stomach Yin, generates fluids clears the Heart and eliminates irritability.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 1.5-9g Astringes leakage of Lung Qi, stops cough, astringes sweat, generates fluids, tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing, stops diarrhea and spermatorrhea, quiets the Spirit and calms and contains Heart Qi.
With Mai Men Dong, for exhaustion of Qi and Yin with shortness of breath, cough, and thirst and spontaneous night sweats with Qi Deficiency.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 3-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Replenishes Qi and Yin
  • Generates Body Fluids

SYNDROMES

  • Lung Qi and Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Chronic cough or
  • Dry cough
  • Insomnia
  • Night sweats
  • Spontaneous perspiration
  • Weakness
  • Palpitations
  • Shortness of breath
  • Fever
  • Irritability
  • T: Red and dry or Red and swollen
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and weak

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with extreme caution in cases with high fever.
  • Use with extreme caution when External pathogenic factors have not been eliminated.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Hashimoto's thyroiditis: For palpitations due to Qi and Yin Deficiency:
+ Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong + 20g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen - Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong + 10g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
For palpitations due to Qi and Yin Deficiency with predominant Qi Deficiency: + 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen or
+ 20g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen - Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
- Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 10g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
+ 12g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
+ 10g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
+ 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
For severe palpitations with insomnia:
- Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For palpitations with night sweats:
+ 10g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
- Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
+ 10g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren + 15g calcined Dens Draconis Duan Long Chi
+ 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
For severe palpitations:
+ 15g calcined Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Duan Long Gu - Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 10g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 10g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
For palpitations with restlessness or restless sleep: + 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
- Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 9g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 6g Poria Fu Ling
+ 10g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren + 6g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren + 12g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ 9g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao + 12g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ 6g Poria Fu Ling For palpitations with fatigue:
+ 6g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao - Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 20g Licorice-processed Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi
+ 10g Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
+ 12g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng + 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
    + 9g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
    + 6g Poria Fu Ling
    + 6g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
    + 15g honey stir-fried Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
   
    + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu