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Treats deficiency of Heart Qi and Blood, resulting in restless spirit, palpitations (Zhengchong), and frightful palpitations (Jingji). (TCM theory holds: The Heart governs blood and houses the Shen. The Classic states: When calm, the Shen is stored; when agitated, it dissipates. Deficiency of Heart Blood...)

[Ingredients]: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, honey-fried), Fuling (Poria), Fushen (Poria with Hostwood), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, wine-washed), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Banxiaqu (Pinelliae Fermentatum), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted, 1 qian), Baiziren (Biota Semen), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix), Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen), etc.
Dosage: Take 5 qian per dose.

This formula belongs to the herbs acting on the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian. Renshen and Huangqi tonify Heart Qi; Chuanxiong and Danggui nourish Heart Blood; Fuling, Fushen, Yuanzhi, Baiziren, and Suanzaoren calm the mind and spirit... guiding the medicinal action into the Heart.

Treats deficiency of Qi in the Spleen and Lung, and insufficiency of Ying-Blood, manifesting as palpitations, amnesia, night sweats, fever, poor appetite, lack of taste, fatigue, emaciation, sallow complexion, shortness of breath, hair loss, and dark, scanty or painful urination. (The Classic states: The Spleen scatters essences, transporting them upward to the Lung; this is the ascending of Earth Qi. The Lung governs regulation, unblocking and regulating water passages, transporting them downward to the Bladder; this is the descending of Heaven Qi. If Spleen and Lung are deficient, the upper and lower do not interact, leading to obstruction [Pi], and Ying-Blood loses its source. Lung deficiency causes shortness of breath; Spleen deficiency causes poor appetite. The Heart governs vessels, which belong to Ying-Blood. Insufficiency of Ying-Blood means the Heart lacks nourishment, causing palpitations and amnesia, night sweats and fever. The Lung governs skin and hair, the Spleen governs muscles. Blood deficiency with flourishing fire leads to emaciation, sallow complexion, and hair loss.) It also treats symptoms caused by excessive sweating, such as body tremors, pulsation disturbances, muscle twitching, and spasms (Sweat is the fluid of the Heart; excessive sweating consumes Blood...).

[Ingredients]: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Huangqi (Astragali Radix, honey-fried), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, mixed with wine, 1 qian), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), etc.

This formula regulates Qi and Blood of the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and the Hand-Taiyin Lung and Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridians. Shudihuang, Danggui, and Shaoyao are blood-nourishing herbs; Renshen, Huangqi, Fuling, Baizhu, Gancao, and Chenpi are Qi-tonifying herbs. Tonifying Qi to treat blood insufficiency embodies the principle that "Yang generation leads to Yin growth." Furthermore, Renshen, Huangqi, and Wuweizi tonify the Lung (The Lung governs Qi, and Qi generates Blood); Gancao, Chenpi, Fuling, and Baizhu strengthen the Spleen (The Spleen controls Blood, Danggui and Shaoyao nourish the Liver, which stores Blood); Shudihuang nourishes the Kidney (The Kidney stores Essence, and Essence and Blood mutually generate). Yuanzhi guides Kidney Qi upward to reach the Heart; Guixin guides other herbs into the Ying level to generate Blood. The Five Zang organs mutually nourish and benefit each other, thus governing various diseases, with the key point lying in "Nourishing Ying" (Xue Lizhai said: In cases of dual deficiency of Qi and Blood, presenting various indescribable symptoms, regardless of the disease or pulse, using this decoction will cause all symptoms to recede. Yu Jiayan said: The herbs in this formula act on the Heart and Spleen, yet annotating it as treating Lung deficiency is incorrect; Nourishing Ying originally does not involve the Lung. Wang Ang's note: The Lung governs Qi; any Qi-tonifying herb is essentially tonifying the Lung. When Qi is vigorous, it naturally generates Blood. This is precisely Nourishing Ying, which is also tonifying the Heart and Spleen. The logic is consistent. In the ancient Blood-Nourishing Decoction, Huangqi is used five times the amount of Danggui, yet it is called Blood-Nourishing. Is this not clear evidence? Moreover, the Five Zang organs irrigate each other, transmitting essence and distributing transformations, relying heavily on the transportive function of the Middle Jiao. How can one say Nourishing Ying does not extend to the Lung? Another note: Shengmai San is a Lung-protecting formula, yet it is called "Generating Pulse," because the Pulse is Blood).