Classical antecedet: Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Indications: Chest pain, headaches, feeling of heat in the chest, palpitations, anxiety, agitation, insomnia, irritability, depression, mental confusion.
Remedy in a Nutshell
Invigorate Blood in the Upper Burner, calm the Shen.
Pattern:
Blood stasis in the chest and the Mind.
Action:
Invigorates Blood, moves Qi, stops pain, calms the Mind and open the Mind’s orifices.
Tongue: Reddish or bluish-purple (which may be so only in the chest area).
Pulse: Choppy, Firm or Wiry.
Caution and Contraindications:
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Ingredients:
Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis
Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae
Chuan Xiong Rhizoma Chuanxiong
Chi Shao Radix Paeoniae rubra
Tao Ren Semen Persicae
Hong Hua Flos Carthami
Chai Hu Radix Bupleuri
Zhi Ke Fructus Aurantii
Niu Xi Radix Achyranthis bidentatae
Jie Geng Radix Platycodi
Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae
Dan Shen Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae
Yuan Zhi Radix Polygalae
Yu Jin Radix Curcumae
He Huan Pi Cortex Albiziae
Dosage: 2 capsules x 2 times a day
Bottle: 60 capsules x 500mg concentration ratio of 7:1