Yang Xin Tang
Ingredients: Radix Astragali praeparata cum melle(zhi huang qi), Poria cum Radix Pini (fu shen), Poria (fu ling), Rhizoma Pinelliae fermentatae (ban xia qu), Radix Angelicae sinensis (dang gui), Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong), Radix Polygalae (yuan zhi), Semen Zizyphi spinosae (suan zao ren), Cortex Cinnamomi (rou gui), Semen Platycladi (bo zi ren), Fructus Schisandrae chinensis (wu wei zi), Radix Ginseng (ren shen), Radix Glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle(zhi gan cao), Rhizoma Zingiberis recens (sheng jiang), Fructus Jujubae (da zao).
| Mandarin: 養心湯 Pin-Yin: Yang Xin Tang English: Astragalus & Zizyphus Combination Romaji: You Shin To Kanji: 養心湯 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Straight Directions of Prescriptions from Benevolent House (Ren Zhai Zhi Zhi Fang Lun, 1264)
How it works:
- Tonifies qi
- Nourishes the heart
- Calms the mind
Clinical Applications:
- Heart qi deficiency
- Blood deficiency
- Pale tongue
Yang Xin Tang is a classic herbal combination first found in Yang, shi-ying's “Straight Directions of Prescriptions from Benevolent House” in the late Song dynasty used to help treat heart qi and blood deficiencies by tonifying qi, nourishing the heart, and calming the mind.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Baked Licorice |
Zhi Gan Cao |
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Ginseng |
Ren Shen |
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Astragalus |
Huang Qi |
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Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
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Ophiopogon |
Mai Men Dong |
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Zizyphus |
Suan Zao Ren |
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Polygala |
Yuan Zhi |
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Biota |
Bo Zi Ren |
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Fu-shen |
Fu Shen |
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Schizandra |
Wu Wei Zi |
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Pinellia |
Ban Xia |
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Cnidium |
Chuan Xiong |
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Cinnamon Bark |
Rou Gui |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Astragalus tonifies qi and blood to nourish the heart while Zizyphus nourishes the heart and calms the spirit.