HERB FORMULAS

English: Ginseng and Prepared Aconite Decoction
Also Known As: Decoction of Ginseng and Aconite
Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 12-30g Strongly tonifies Yuan, Spleen, Lung, and Heart Qi.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Collapsed Qi and Devastated Yang with spontaneous sweat, ice cold extremities, shortness of breath.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 6-30g Restores Devastated Yang, rescues from rebellion, warms the Ming Men Fire, assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang, disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
With Ren Shen, for severe Deficiency of the Source Qi and Collapse of Yang with cold extremities, sweating, weak breathing, dizziness, and an extremely pale complexion.
(Rz. Zingiberis Recens) (Sheng Jiang) (3-6g) (Decoct in water with Da Zao.)
(Fr. Jujube) (Da Zao) (3-6g) (Decoct in water with Sheng Jiang.)
  • Restores Yang
  • Strongly tonifies Yuan Qi
  • Rescues Qi from collapse due to Vanquished Yang
  • Heart Yang Deficiency Exhaustion: Vanquished Yang
  • Phlegm Obstructs the Heart Orifice: Exhaustion Syndrome
  • Shao Yin Cold
  • Cold extremities
  • Spontaneous perspiration
  • Weak breathing
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dizziness
  • An extremely pale face
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Cold abdominal pain
  • Loose stools
  • Upset stomach
  • T: Pale
  • P: Minute (almost imperceptible)
CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Not for extended use.
  • Do not use any substitutes for Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
  • Use only for emergency conditions.
  • Discontinue use once patient has regained consciousness.
For shock or cardiac failure: For Exhausted Yin with a big forceless pulse:
+ Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu + Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ Concha Ostreae Mu Li + Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
+ Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao + Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For stroke:
For bleeding:
+ Generate the Pulse Powder
Sheng Mai San
+ Rx. Notoginseng San Qi
For stroke with spontaneous sweating: For epistaxis due to collapse of Yin and Yang:
+ Generate the Pulse Powder
Sheng Mai San
+ Generate the Pulse Powder
Sheng Mai San
+ Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu + 12g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For palpitations:
For severe sweating:
+ 15-30g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ two or three of the following
20g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu + 15-30g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
20g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
or
20g Concha Ostreae Mu Li + 18g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
9g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
For incessant perspiration:
12g Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu + 30g calcined Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Duan Long Gu
For incessant perspiration with severely chilled limbs:
+ 30 calcined Concha Ostreae Duan Mu Li
+ 30g calcined Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Duan Long Gu
For severe, incessant perspiration:
+ 30 calcined Concha Ostreae Duan Mu Li + 30g calcined Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Duan Long Gu
9g Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + 30 calcined Concha Ostreae Duan Mu Li
For pneumonia due to Yuan Qi Deficiency with lack of communication between Yin and Yang:
+ 20g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For lupus erythematosus with spontaneous sweating and cold limbs:
+ 30g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ 30g calcined Concha Ostreae Duan Mu Li + 15-20g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 12g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ 9g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + 9g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
+ 9g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi + 9g Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
+ 9g Flos Carthami Hong Hua + 6g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 6g Rz. Zingiberis Sheng Jiang
+ 9-15g Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ 4.5g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For lupus erythematosus with spontaneous sweating, cold limbs and fright palpitations:
+ 4.5g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
For lupus erythematosus with spontaneous sweating, cold limbs and Blood Stagnation with chest pain:
+ 15-20g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15-20g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 12g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ 12g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao + 9g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
+ 9g Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
+ 9g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + 6g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ 9g Colla Corii Asini E Jiao + 6g Rz. Zingiberis Sheng Jiang
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi + 9-15g Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ 6g Rz. Zingiberis Sheng Jiang + 12g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ 9-15g Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 12g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
For cough and asthma associated with AIDS/HIV due to Yang Deficiency on the verge of collapse:
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ 4.5g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao