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Treats all types of hemorrhage, or symptoms caused by blood deficiency such as irritability, thirst, dryness and heat, restless sleep, five-palm heat (heat sensation in the palms, soles, and chest), and thirst.
Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) with added Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) and Huangqi (Astragali Radix). Another prescription removes Shaoyao (Peony Root).
Decoct the above ingredients in water and take orally.
Ke Yunbo stated: The Classic of Acupuncture states: "Yin resides within, serving as the guard for Yang; Yang resides outside, serving as the envoy for Yin." Therefore, if Yang exists without Yin, it is called "Lone Yang";
[Text fragment] ...Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), long-term use can lead to sterility, because it is considered detrimental to the absence of Yang! This prescription utilizes Renshen and Huangqi combined with Si Wu Tang to treat conditions such as Yin deficiency and blood collapse. Essentially, Yin and Yang are mutually rooted. When Yin is deficient, Yang has no place to attach itself, resulting in irritability, heat, dryness, and thirst, leading to the loss of Yang; Qi and Blood are exterior-interior partners. When Blood collapses, Qi has no place to return, resulting in restless sleep, leading to the depletion of Qi. However, there is no method for rapid tonification of Yin; the strategy lies in preserving Yang. For blood collapse, there is a mechanism for generating blood, which must begin with tonifying Qi. This follows the principle that "Yang generates and Yin grows, and Blood follows the movement of Qi." Thus it is said that Yin deficiency leads to lack of Qi, and lack of Qi leads to death. Did this prescription derive its meaning from Zhang Zhongjing's Baihu Jia Renshen Tang (White Tiger Plus Ginseng Decoction) and expand upon it? The reason why predecessors failed to achieve efficacy when treating Yin deficiency using Bazhen Tang (Eight Treasures Decoction) or Shiquan Dabu Tang (Comprehensive Great Tonifying Decoction) is that Gancao (Licorice Root)'s sweet nature does not reach the Lower Jiao (Lower Burner); Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma)'s dryness is unfavorable to the Spleen and Kidney; Fuling (Poria) promotes diuresis and leaching out dampness, hindering the generation and ascent of Qi; Rougui (Cinnamon Bark)'s pungent and hot nature stirs up deficient fire. These six herbs [referring to components within Bazhen/Shiquan] are mellow, rich, peaceful, and moistening. Upon consumption, Qi and Blood become unobstructed, interior and exterior harmonize, conforming to the Sage's standard.

Treats men and women with muscle heat, flushed face, irritability, thirst with desire to drink, and a pulse that is flooding yet empty, completely vanishing upon heavy pressure.
Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (2 qian)
Huangqi (Astragali Radix) (1 liang)
Decoct in water and take orally.
Wu Hegao stated: When Blood is excess, the body feels cool; when Blood is deficient, the body feels hot. If one suffers from hunger, fatigue, and overwork, depleting Yin-Blood, then Yang acts alone and unchecked, thus giving rise to various symptoms.
[Blood] cannot generate itself; it is generated from formless Qi. The *Neijing* (Classic of Internal Medicine) says, "Yang generates and Yin grows," which is precisely what this refers to!

Treats deficiency exhaustion (Xu Lao) characterized by deficiency irritability and inability to sleep.
Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (2 sheng)
Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (1 liang)
Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (2 liang)
Fuling (Poria) (2 liang)
Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) (2 liang)
Take the above five herbs, add eight sheng of water, boil Suanzaoren until reduced to six sheng, then add the other herbs and boil to obtain three sheng. Divide into three warm doses.
Luo Dongyi stated: The Classics say: "The Liver stores the Hun (Ethereal Soul)," and "When a person lies down to sleep, Blood returns to the Liver." It also says: "The Liver is the root of endurance/fatigue." And again: "Yang Qi, if subjected to excessive irritability and labor, will flare up and disperse, causing Essence to be exhausted." Therefore, extreme fatigue inevitably injures the Liver; excessive irritability leads to Essence exhaustion. When the Liver is injured and Essence is exhausted, it results in Xu Lao (deficiency exhaustion), deficiency irritability, and insomnia.
Liver Blood,
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