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Augments Qi and nourishes Blood

Heart Qi Deficiency Deficiency of Qi, Blood and Yin from worry and emotional strain injuring the Heart and Spleen Fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, a thin frame and a wan complexion Anxiety, irritability, restlessness, fright, poor memory, and insomnia with much dreaming Spontaneous sweating Early periods with a copious pale flow Numbness through the body from exhaustion of Ying and Wei

Enriches Yin

Lung atrophy from Yin Deficiency, with a dry cough and little or no sputum, or sputum streaked with blood Dry mouth, throat and tongue; dry, hard stools; rough skin; emaciation Night sweats; heat in the palms, soles and chest

Warms and unblocks Heart Yang and restores the pulse

Palpitations with a knotted or intermittent pulse from Deficiency of both Yin and Yang Tongue pale and shiny with little coat, or red; pulse knotted, intermittent, faint and forceless, or thready and rapid

Modern uses

Cardiac arrhythmia Premature ventricular contractions Supraventricular arrhythmia Atrial fibrillation Atrial flutter Sick sinus syndrome Palpitations Rheumatic heart disease Mitral stenosis Mitral valve prolapse Endocarditis Viral myocarditis Coronary artery disease Angina pectoris Congestive heart failure Cor pulmonale Hypertension Hypotension Arteriosclerosis Thromboangiitis obliterans Hyperthyroidism Basedow's disease Sympathetic nervous system overactivity Neurasthenia Neurosis Anxiety Insomnia Forgetfulness Pulmonary tuberculosis Emphysema COPD Bronchial asthma Cough Dyspnea Hyperpnea Upper digestive tract bleeding from liver cirrhosis Hepatitis C Anemia Postpartum fever Lupus erythematosus AIDS/HIV Fatigue Weakness Spontaneous perspiration Night sweats Constipation zhi gan cao ren shen gui zhi sheng di huang mai men dong e jiao huo ma ren sheng jiang da zao