Heart-Nourishing Decoction

Heart-Nourishing Decoction,Excessive worry leads to heart deficiency and a lack of blood to nourish the heart, resulting in sweating in the epigastric region but no sweating on the rest of the body or the hands and feet.

Formulas Name : Heart-Nourishing Decoction

Chinese Name : 滋心汤

Drug Formulation

Ginseng 3 qian, Mulberry Leaves 14 pieces, Coptis 0.5 fen, Salvia 3 qian, Ophiopogon 5 qian, Licorice 0.5 fen, Prepared Rehmannia 1 liang, Cornus 5 qian, Biota Seed 2 qian, Raw Rehmannia 5 qian, Atractylodes 3 qian, Glehnia 2 qian, Scrophularia 3 qian, Moutan Bark 3 qian.

Source

*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.

Benefits

Excessive worry leads to heart deficiency and a lack of blood to nourish the heart, resulting in sweating in the epigastric region but no sweating on the rest of the body or the hands and feet.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. Sweating from the heart stops after 2 doses; the condition does not recur after 10 doses.

Heart-Nourishing Decoction,*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7.,Excessive worry leads to heart deficiency and a lack of blood to nourish the heart, resulting in sweating in the epigastric region but no sweating on the rest of the body or the hands and feet.

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