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Regarding Heart Labor Disease (Xin Lao Bing), treatment should involve tonifying Spleen Qi (Pi Qi) to benefit it. When the Spleen is robust, it can resonate with and nourish the Heart. If people violate the Qi of Summer, the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine channel will fail to grow properly, leading to internal emptiness of Heart Qi (Xin Qi).

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Formulas
Tan Gan Wan (Otter Liver Pill): Treats Heart Labor heat, phlegm accumulation in the chest and diaphragm, slight pain in the head and eyes, frequent irritability in the hands and feet, and gradual emaciation of the skin and muscles.
Tan Gan (Otter Liver) (cut open and roasted until yellow), Bie Jia (Turtle Shell) (remove skirt, roast with vinegar), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove seedlings), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex) , Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (remove mustache).
Tian Ling Gai (Human Skull Cap)
Zi Wan (Asteris Radix)
(Remove impurities, stir-fry until yellow. Make pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills after meals daily with warm water, and take again before sleep at night.)

Yuan Zhi San (Polygalae Root Powder) (from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats Heart deficiency labor damage, emaciation, weakness in the four limbs, mental confusion and oppression, eliminates chills and fever, unblocks waist and legs, and fills out the skin and muscles.
Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (remove heart), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome head), Du Zhong (Eucommiae Cortex) (remove rough bark, lightly roast until yellow and chop), Chuan Jiao (Sichuan Pepper) (remove eyes, select one tael of closed ones, lightly stir-fry well).
Huang [Incomplete text]
Two halves)
Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (half tael, roast until slightly red and chop). Grind the above into powder. Take one qian per dose, mixed with warm wine. Take on an empty stomach and before evening meal. Avoid carp and amaranth.

Ju Hua Tang (Chrysanthemum Decoction): Treats Heart Labor external heat, toxic qi attacking upward, mouth ulcers, and rotting of gum flesh.
Ju Hua (Chrysanthemi Flos), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Du Huo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix) (remove rhizome head), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (remove forks), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (roast), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (remove black heart), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix)
Ben [Incomplete text] (Remove seedlings and soil)
Sheng Gan Di Huang [Incomplete text]
Ren Shen Tang (Ginseng Decoction): Treats Heart Labor irritability and oppression, false fullness, chest and diaphragm stuffiness, inability to eat or drink, and Qi obstruction symptoms.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (remove black skin), Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix) (remove rhizome head), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart and roast), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (remove black heart), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus) (remove pith
bran-roasted)
Two) Chen Ju Pi (Tangerine Peel) (Soup
Eight fen.
Remove
Guan Zhong Wan (Dryopteridis Filix Mas Pill) (from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats Heart Labor heat injuring the Heart, presence of long worms named roundworms, up to one chi long, piercing the Heart causing disease.
Guan Zhong (Dryopteridis Filix Mas Rhizoma et Radix), Chen Ju Pi (Tangerine Peel) (soak in water, remove white part, roast), Shi Can (Silkworm Cocoon), Ye Lang Ya [Incomplete text], Zhu Yu Gen Pi (Corni Cortex) (roast until yellow, each one tael half)
Lei [Incomplete text]
(Similar to chicken egg
Large
Rice
Drink
Wine
Wang Bu Liu Xing Tang (Vaccariae Herba Decoction): Treats excessive worry and overthinking, severely damaging the Heart channel, resulting in swelling and stiffness of the tongue root.
Wang Bu Liu Xing (Vaccariae Herba), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus) (remove rough bark), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) (stir-fried), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) (chop and stir-fried), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (cut and roast), Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (roast and chop, each
one tael), Lei [Incomplete text]
Wan
Shang [Incomplete text]
Xi Jiao San (Rhino Horn Powder): Treats Heart Labor, or wind-heat causing restless mind and very little sleep.
Xi Jiao Xie (Rhinocerotis Cornu) (each one tael), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex) (each one tael), Zhen Zhu Mo (Pearl Powder), Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (roast until slightly red and chop, each half tael), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (remove heart), Tao Hua (Peach Blossom), Suan Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (
Half remove heart and roast)
Grind the above into powder. Each dose, after eating, mix with warm wine and take down three qian.

Zhu Que Tang (Vermilion Bird Decoction): Treats Heart Qi labor injury.
Xiong Que (Male Sparrow) (one only, take meat and roast), Chi Xiao Dou (Adzuki Bean), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria) (remove black skin), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus) (remove pit), Zi
Ying Shi (Fluorite) Xiao
Mai (Tritici aestivi Fructus) (
Finely chop and mix evenly.
Each
Ren Shen San (Ginseng Powder): Treats Heart Labor excess heat, frequent fright, fear and unrest in dreams.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome head), Sha Shen (Glehniae Radix) (remove rhizome head), Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony Root), Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysit Rubrum), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix) (wash and remove seedlings and soil, each one tael), Xi Jiao
Xie Yuan [Incomplete text]
Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (
Make into powder.
Each
Two
Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction): Treats Heart Labor irritability, much heat, excessive laughter, irritability and heat in the four limbs. Stops irritability and directs Qi downward.
Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba) (remove roots and joints), Zhi Zi Ren (Gardeniae Fructus), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria) (remove black skin), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus) (remove rough bark, each one tael half), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (remove
Black heart)
Shi
Ji Zi
White
One dose each day at midnight and before sleep.

Zhu Ru Tang (Bamboo Shavings Decoction): Treats Heart Labor tidal fever, muscle emaciation, irritability and pain in the four limbs.
Zhu Ru (Bambusae Caulis in Taenia), Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix) (remove rhizome head), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (remove black skin), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (each one tael), Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (roast and chop), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (remove
Heart roast each
Three taels)
Pound
Sift. Each dose
Mai Men Dong Wan (Ophiopogon Pill): Treats Heart Labor frequent palpitations and fright, insufficient Heart Qi. Has the effect of tonifying the Heart.
Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart and roast), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (remove heart), Shu Gan Di Huang (Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Tian Men Dong (Asparagi Radix) (remove heart and roast), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (remove mustache), Sheng
Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (each one
Tael half
Like
Sophora seeds
Yuan Zhi Tang (Polygalae Decoction): Treats Heart Labor frequent irritability, oppression in the back and shoulders, frequent changes in facial color, suddenly red then black, or laughing or singing.
Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (remove heart), Xi Jiao Xie (Rhinocerotis Cornu), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix) (each one tael), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (roast, each half tael), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria) (remove black skin)
Huang Qin [Incomplete text]
(To remove
Half cup.
Decoct
Fu Ling Wan (Poria Pill): Treats Heart Labor heat, restless spirit, forgetfulness and unhappiness, inability to lie alone, hearing loss, dry and withered skin and hair, or confused speech.
Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (remove black skin), Bai Long Gu (Fossilized Bones) (remove heart), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (remove heart), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (remove forks), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Zi Ren (Biota Seed) (grind, each half tael)
Mu Li (Oyster Shell)
(Roast) Jujube paste (roast, each two taels), Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (one tael). Grind the above into powder, refine honey into pills, size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose.
With rice drink.

Qian Hu Mai Men Dong Yin (Peucedani and Ophiopogon Drink): Treats Heart Labor external heat, irritability, dizziness of head and eyes.
Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix) (remove rhizome head), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart and roast), Wei Rui (Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), She Gan (Belamcandae Rhizoma), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (roast
Each
One tael). Pound and sift the above. Take five qian per dose, water one cup and a half, ginger half cut, adzuki beans thirty grains, decoct to eight parts, remove dregs, take after meals.

Da Huang San (Rhubarb Powder) (from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats Heart Labor heat, mouth ulcers, irritability and abdominal fullness, small intestine dysfunction.
Chuan Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) (chop finely, lightly stir-fried), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Zhi Zi Ren (Gardeniae Fructus), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove seedlings), Ling Yang Jiao Xie (Saiga Tataricae Cornu), Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (roast slightly red
Chop)
Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis)
Six fen.
Remove
Fu Shen San (Poria with Heartwood Powder) (from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats Heart Labor excess heat, dry and scorched skin and hair, lack of luster in complexion, restless mind.
Fu Shen (Poria with Heartwood), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis) (chop), Chuan Sheng Ma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysit Rubrum), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (remove heart, each one tael), Xi Jiao Xie (Rhinocerotis Cornu), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (roast
Slightly red
Chop each
Six
Fen. Remove dregs, take warm before meals.

Ci Shi San (Magnetite Powder) (from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats Heart Labor heat. Heart Qi connects to Kidney, opening into the ears. If Heart disease occurs, ears become dry and tinnitus occurs, making distant hearing impossible.
Ci Shi (Magnetitum) (two taels, crush, wash with water to remove juice), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis) (chop), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome head), Ling Yang Jiao Xie (Saiga Tataricae Cornu), Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysit Rubrum) Chang
Pu [Incomplete text]
Leaf two
Seven pieces
Xie Re Tang (Heat-Draining Decoction) (from *San Yin Fang*): Treats Heart Labor excess heat, mouth and tongue ulcers, fecal blockage and inability to pass, chest fullness and pain, small intestine heat.
Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Zhi Zi Ren (Gardeniae Fructus), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (each three taels), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Tong Cao (Tetrapanacis Medulla) (each two taels), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) (eight taels), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) (steamed), Gan
Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (roast each
Qian.
Take
Huang Qin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction) (from *Yong Lei Qian Fang*): Treats Heart Labor excess heat, mouth ulcers, irritability and abdominal fullness, difficult urination.
Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Zhi Zi Ren (Gardeniae Fructus), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis), Sheng Gan Di Huang (Dried Prepared Rehmanniae Radix), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (remove mustache), Gan Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (roast each
Equal parts)
Shang [Incomplete text]
Yuan Zhi Yin Zi (Polygalae Infusion) (from *Yi Fang Ji Cheng*): Treats Heart Labor deficiency cold, palpitations, trance, frequent forgetfulness and unrest, nightmares and frights in sleep.
Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (remove heart, boil with Gan Cao until dry), Fu Shen (Poria with Heartwood) (remove wood), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex) (do not see fire), Suan Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (stir-fry, remove shell), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Huang
(Remove rhizome)
Five slices of ginger.
Decoct
Ci Shi Tang (Magnetite Decoction): Treats Heart Labor heat, scorched ears with much tinnitus, inability to hear from afar.
Ci Shi (Magnetitum) (burn until red-hot, quench in vinegar seven times), Chi Fu Ling (Red Poria) (remove black skin), Da Qing (Isatidis Folium), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix) (each
One
Tael half)
Divide
Warm two
Chi Shao Yao Wan (Red Peony Pill): Treats Heart organ labor heat, long-standing accumulation of toxic qi, small intestine Qi strangulation and knotting, lower abdomen urgency, dribbling urination, white turbid urine and pain.
Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony Root), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) (stir-fried), Dong Kui Zi (Malvae Semen) (stir-fried until fragrant, each one tael half), Ku Shen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix) (three taels), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (remove black heart), Shan
Zhi Zi Ren [Incomplete text]
Che [Incomplete text]
Ten pills.
Take again at night before sleep.

Shi Gao Yin Zi (Gypsum Infusion) (from *Sheng Hui Fang*): Treats Heart Qi excess, excessive laughter, irritability and heat in the four limbs.
Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) (four taels, crush), Fu Shen (Poria with Heartwood), Xi Jiao Xie (Rhinocerotis Cornu), Chuan Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas) (each one tael), Zhi Zi Ren (Gardeniae Fructus) (one tael half), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) (cut
Three large
He)
To five
Fen. Remove dregs, add half he of bamboo sap, boil once more, take warm at any time.

Ren Shen Tang (Ginseng Decoction): Treats Heart Labor. Caused by excessive talking and joy, injuring the Heart; or excessive sorrow and overthinking, subsequently injuring Blood. Once Blood is injured, there is
Desire to see and hear.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis) (chop), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart and roast, each one tael half), Fu Shen (Poria with Heartwood) (remove wood), Bai He (Lilii Bulbus), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove seedlings, each
One tael)
Long Chi (Dragon Tooth)
After meals
Mai Men Dong Yin (Ophiopogon Drink): Treats Heart deficiency labor damage, forgetfulness and unhappiness.
Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart and roast), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (remove black skin, each two taels half), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (two taels), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (remove heart, one tael one fen)
Fang Feng [Incomplete text]
(Water one cup
Half.
Xiao Ding Xin Tang (Small Calming Heart Decoction) (from *Qian Jin Fang*): Treats Heart Labor deficiency cold, palpitations, trance, frequent forgetfulness, nightmares and frights in sleep, unsettled spirit and mind.

Di Huang Tang (Rehmannia Decoction): Treats Heart Labor excess heat, mouth ulcers, irritability, excessive laughter, weakness, and difficult urination.
Sheng Gan Di Huang (Dried Prepared Rehmanniae Radix) (roast), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove seedlings, each one tael), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) (two taels), Zhi Zi Ren (Gardeniae Fructus) (three fen), Chi Xiao Dou (Adzuki Bean) (raw
Two taels), Mu
Tong (Akebiae Caulis) (
Time.

Mai Men Dong Tang (Ophiopogon Decoction): Treats persistent Heart Labor heat, scorched skin and hair, lack of luster in complexion, dry mouth and tongue, irritability in the heart.
Ji Zi (Chicken Egg) (one egg, take white), Chen Su Mi (Old Millet) (one he), Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatheri Herba) (three taels, cut), Sheng Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart, three taels). The above
Use water five
Cups. First boil
Cup half. Remove
Da Huang Xie Re Tang (Rhubarb Heat-Draining Decoction): Treats Heart Labor heat, mouth ulcers, difficult stool, blockage and inability to pass, chest fullness and pain, small intestine heat.
Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Ze Xie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas), Zhi Zi Ren (Gardeniae Fructus) (each three taels), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex), Tong Cao (Tetrapanacis Medulla), Shi Gao [Incomplete text] (Eight (One) tael), Gan
Cao (Licorice Radix et Rhizoma) (One
Tael)
Medicine.
Take
Bao Zhen San (Preserve Truth Powder) (from *Hu Ming Fang*): Treats all men and women suffering from Heart affected by labor Qi. When the Five Elements are diseased, they must transmit to what they overcome. When Kidney disease reaches its extreme, it transmits to the Heart. Once the Heart is affected by labor, there is irritability in the five hearts, dry and scorched lips and mouth, insufficient spirit, trance and forgetfulness,
Less joy and more anger, tasteless mouth, urine suddenly red or white, suddenly much or little. One should first take the formula to remove Kidney evil, gradually take medicine to clear the Heart and resolve evil qi. If the disease has already transmitted to
Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Chen Xiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (each three zhu), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex) (remove heart), Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix) (remove hairs), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove hairs), Bei
Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus)
(Remove heart)
Zhe) Fu Ling [Incomplete text]
Guan Gui [Incomplete text]
Food
After.

Treating Heart affected by labor Qi, it is not steaming heat, but just deficiency labor. Suddenly cold and suddenly hot, sometimes face and whole body flush with heat, sometimes feet cold as snow.
Non-timed dry cough, sometimes spitting blood in phlegm, sometimes vomiting blood. Large bowels are normal, neither cold nor hot. Pulse is floating and rapid but not urgent. Treatment turns into major
Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove hairs), Bie Jia (Turtle Shell) (vinegar roast), Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen) (remove shell), Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Huang Guan Gui [Incomplete text] (Remove rough bark), Jie
Geng [Incomplete text]
Jing Jie [Incomplete text]
Tong [Incomplete text]
Pi [Incomplete text]
Water
One cup
Shao Gan San (Roasted Liver Powder) (from *Jia Cang Jing Yan Fang*): Treats chronic Heart Labor that does not heal for years, mouth ulcers.
Yin Zhou Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove rhizome head and weigh), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Hong Shao Yao (Red Peony Root), Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex), Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome), Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) (The above six flavors each one tael)
Hei
Fu Zi [Incomplete text]
On top.
Evenly spread. Wrap with lotus leaf, wrap with wet paper, simmer slowly over low fire until thoroughly cooked. Take on empty stomach before meals with rice drink. This medicine has miraculous efficacy.