Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

Ingredients: Radix Rehmanniae (sheng di huang), Radix Ginseng (ren shen), Rhizoma Acori tatarinowii (shi chang pu), Semen Platycladi (bo zi ren), Radix Asparagi (tian men dong), Semen Ziziphi spinosae (suan zao ren), Poria cum Radix Pini (fu shen), Fructus Schisandrae chinensis (wu wei zi), Radix Rehmanniae praeparata (shu di huang), Radix Polygalae (yuan zhi), Radix Scrophulariae (xuan shen), Radix Platycodonis (jie geng), Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae (dan shen), Radix Ophiopogonis (mai men dong), Radix Angelicae sinensis (dang gui), Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian).

Source:

• Fine Formulas for Women with Annotation and Commentary (Jiao Zhu Fu Ren Liang Fang)

How it works:

• Nourishes the yin and the heart
• Boosts the blood
• Removes heat
• Calms the spirit

Clinical Applications:

• Deficiency in the yin or the blood
• Disharmony between the heart and the kidney
• Restless shen

Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan addresses deficiency in the yin or the blood by nourishing the yin and the heart and supplementing the blood. This formula, developed by the 17^th century doctor Hong Jin, is said to have been presented to him in a dream by one of the mythical heavenly emperors. Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan as also used to alleviate disharmony between the heart and kidney by removing heat and calming the spirit.

Main Ingredient(s):

In this formula, Ginseng tonifies the heart qi and brings calmness to the shen, and Zizyphus calms the mind.