Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Four-Ingredient Heart-Nourishing Decoction

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Four-Ingredient Heart-Nourishing Decoction,For postpartum confusion and disorientation with a weak and taut pulse.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Heart-Nourishing Decoction

Chinese Name : 四物补心汤

Drug Formulation

5 qian of raw Rehmannia root, 1.5 qian of white peony root (roasted), 1 qian of Sichuan lovage root, 3 qian of Chinese angelica root, 1.5 qian of white atractylodes root (roasted), 3 qian of jujube seed (roasted), 1.5 qian of polygala root, 1.5 qian of pinellia tuber (processed), 2 qian of Poria cocos (wood removed), and 0.6 fen of licorice root (roasted).

Source

From *Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 31.

Benefits

For postpartum confusion and disorientation with a weak and taut pulse.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water, strain, and take while warm.

Four-Ingredient Heart-Nourishing Decoction,From *Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 31.,For postpartum confusion and disorientation with a weak and taut pulse.

More Herbs Formulas

Burdock and Licorice Decoction

Burdock and Licorice Decoction,From *Discussions on the Treatment of Smallpox*, Volume 2.,Early stage of measles.

Fangfeng Baidu Decoction

Fangfeng Baidu Decoction,*Wan’s Family Collection of Prescriptions*, Volume 6.,Fever associated with smallpox, urticaria, and measles.

Ear-Plugging Apricot Kernel Ointment

Ear-Plugging Apricot Kernel Ointment,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 114.,For wind-induced deafness that has persisted for a long time without healing.

Diuretic Ointment

Diuretic Ointment,*Li Ye*.,Pathogenic factors of summer-heat and dampness combined with retained fluid that fails to dissipate may manifest as palpitations, dry retching and vomiting, epigastric fullness and pain, phlegm-fluid retention with shortness of breath and cough,water-induced chest constriction, yin-type jaundice, yang-type edema and distension, heat-induced distension, yellowish-red urine, lower abdominal fullness and tightness, difficult or … Read more

Decoction of Two Ling and Two Zhu

Decoction of Two Ling and Two Zhu,*A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 2.,Dampness-related syndromes.

Fumigation Cake for Scabies

Fumigation Cake for Scabies,From *The Great Compendium of Surgery*, Volume 4.,Scabies.

Restoring Vitality Decoction

Restoring Vitality Decoction,Quoted from Zhou Dingfang in Volume 2 of *Introduction to Obstetrics*.,For cases following a miscarriage where vital energy is severely depleted and the condition is critically dangerous.

Chenzhou Snake Medicine Tablets

Chenzhou Snake Medicine Tablets,From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*.,For bites from venomous snakes and insects.

Enhanced Alisma Decoction

Enhanced Alisma Decoction,*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 24.,For cases of beriberi ascending to the upper body with a deep pulse.

He Shou Wu and Chrysanthemum Powder

He Shou Wu and Chrysanthemum Powder,*Xingyuan*, Volume 8.,For severe wind-induced disorders: loss of the white part of the eyes, collapse of the nasal bridge, skin sores and scabies, cracked hands and feet, restless sleep, difficulty walking, pain in tendons and bones, weakness in the limbs; as well as vitiligo.

Zisheng Jianqian Pills

Zisheng Jianqian Pills,*Yi Tong*, Volume 84.,For men who are generally healthy but childless.

Qianhu Xiegan Decoction

Qianhu Xiegan Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 108.,For toxicity from cinnabar and mineral pigments rising upward, causing red eyes, restlessness, heat sensations, and a vague sensation of fullness in the chest.

Modified Zhi Ke Ban Xia Decoction

Modified Zhi Ke Ban Xia Decoction,*Yi Tong*, Volume 44.,Heat in the Upper Jiao, cough with yellow phlegm, epigastric fullness, and shortness of breath.

Sophora Pod and Sanguisorba Decoction

Sophora Pod and Sanguisorba Decoction,From *Zhun Sheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 6.,For hemorrhoidal fistulas accompanied by a hollow pulse and bleeding.

Life-Saving Pill

Life-Saving Pill,From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 5).,For yin-type epilepsy and chronic convulsions and tremors.

Exposed Ginger Decoction

Exposed Ginger Decoction,From *Formulas from the North and South*, Volume 2, citing *Formulas from the Danliao Clinic*.,Phlegm accumulation in the spleen and stomach, manifesting as chills and fever. Phlegm-induced malaria.

Plum and Medicinal Herbs

Plum and Medicinal Herbs,*Xingyuan*, Volume 6.,A sore throat does not prevent swallowing; swallowing causes only mild pain.

Harmonizing the Middle Powder

Harmonizing the Middle Powder,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 76.,Dysentery with alternating chills and fever, abdominal pain, and tenesmus.

Wood Fragrance and Chebulic Myrobalan Powder

Wood Fragrance and Chebulic Myrobalan Powder,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.,Blood in the stool.

Secret Formula Black-Bone Chicken Pills

Secret Formula Black-Bone Chicken Pills,*The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 5.,For women suffering from stagnation and discomfort, internal heat and cough, irregular menstruation, prolonged amenorrhea, retrograde menstruation, postpartum exhaustion, unstoppable uterine bleeding or urinary discharge, and red or white vaginal discharge; for men suffering from premature ejaculation, or deficiency caused by chronic cough and hemoptysis.

Li Wan Decoction

Li Wan Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.,For hernia caused by the combined attack of damp-heat, resulting in testicular pain.

Primordial Qi Pill

Primordial Qi Pill,From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 1.,For chronic phlegm-fire, stroke with wheezing and shortness of breath, epilepsy with delirium, palpitations and anxiety, stomach disorders, dysphagia, bloating, abdominal distension, dysuria, boils, and various unexplained and strange ailments.

Jinlu Pills

Jinlu Pills,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 11.,For cough with excessive phlegm.

Modified Heart-Nourishing Decoction

Modified Heart-Nourishing Decoction,From *Fushou Jingfang*,For various forms of deficiency-related forgetfulness, palpitations, and anxiety.

Mild Fermented Soybean Powder

Mild Fermented Soybean Powder,From *General Essentials of Health*, Volume 18.,Sores on a child’s head.