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Tonifies Qi

Qi and Yin deficiency of the Lung, most often after a long febrile or summerheat illness or a chronic cough Qi deficiency of the Heart and Lung, or of the Lung and Kidney Shortness of breath and spontaneous sweating, worse on exertion Fatigue, a weak voice and listless speech Palpitations with a stifling feeling in the chest, irritability and insomnia

Nourishes Yin and generates fluids

Dry mouth, tongue and throat with thirst, and dry skin Long-standing dry or unproductive cough with scant, sticky sputum that is hard to cough up Wei (atrophy) syndrome from Lung Heat that has consumed fluids Tongue red or pale red and dry with a thin, dry coat; pulse empty or thin, weak and rapid, or slow and irregular

Astringes and stops excessive sweating

Qi and Yin collapsing after major loss of fluid, heavy sweating or intense summerheat, with a faint pulse close to vanishing

Modern uses

Acute collapse Hemorrhagic shock (given by intravenous drip) Cardiogenic shock (given by intravenous drip) Coronary heart disease Angina pectoris Myocardial infarction Heart failure Arrhythmia Supraventricular arrhythmias Sick sinus syndrome Myocarditis Viral myocarditis Rheumatic heart disease Rheumatic fever Cor pulmonale Weakness following heart bypass surgery Hypotension Cerebral infarction Stroke Coma Chronic bronchitis Chronic cough Asthma COPD Emphysema Pulmonary tuberculosis Common cold Hay fever Dyspnea Heat stroke Low-grade fever Neurasthenia Neurosis Anxiety neurosis Panic attacks Insomnia Palpitations Alzheimer's disease Hyperthyroidism Diabetes mellitus Leukopenia Myasthenia gravis Multiple sclerosis Polyneuritis Acute infectious polyneuritis Guillain-Barre syndrome Acute myelitis Progressive muscular dystrophy After-effects of poliomyelitis Wei (atrophy) syndrome Hysterical paralysis Periodic paralysis Facial paralysis Systemic lupus erythematosus Sjogren's syndrome AIDS/HIV, including its spontaneous sweating and night sweats Cholecystitis Gallstones Edema Urinary incontinence Vaginal discharge Metrorrhagia Uterine fibroids Infertility Morning sickness Menopausal syndrome Epistaxis Spontaneous sweating Fatigue Dry skin Premature graying of the hair ren shen mai men dong wu wei zi