Zhigancao Tang is a prescription that I like to use when treating heart disease in clinical practice, also known as Fumai Tang. As a tonic, it has the effects of nourishing qi and yin, promoting yang and restoring pulse. This formula is a famous prescription in the Treatise on Cold Damage for treating palpitations and pulse stasis. Its symptoms are caused by sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, or blood loss due to typhoid fever, or insufficient yin blood and weak yang qi due to miscellaneous diseases. Due to insufficient Yin blood, the blood vessels cannot be filled, and coupled with weak Yang qi, the blood vessels are unable to be stimulated, resulting in a lack of continuity between the meridians and qi. Therefore, the meridians are interconnected; Lack of yin blood, loss of heart and body nourishment, or weak heart yang, unable to warm the heart and pulse, resulting in palpitations. The treatment is suitable for nourishing the heart yin, nourishing the heart blood, nourishing the heart qi, warming the heart yang, and restoring the pulse to stabilize the palpitations.
【 Composition of Soup Formula 】
Fried liquorice 20, ginger 10, ginseng 10, rehmannia glutinosa 30, peeled cinnamon twig 10, ass hide glue 10, heartless asparagus 15, sesame seed half liter 10, and giant jujube 10.
Boil the soup according to the above ratio and drink it.
Analysis of Soup Formula
In the formula, roasted licorice is sweet, warm, and beneficial to qi, promoting meridian circulation, nourishing blood and qi, slowing down and nourishing the heart. Nourishing yin and nourishing the heart with Rehmannia glutinosa, nourishing blood and filling the pulse. The reuse of two medicines, nourishing qi and blood to restore the pulse, is a common medicine for the emperor. Ginseng and jujube nourish the heart and spleen, combined with roasted licorice to nourish the heart and qi, nourish the temperament, and provide the source of Qi and blood transformation. Ass hide glue, ophiopogon japonicus and hemp seed are used to nourish yin and blood, and rehmannia glutinosa is used to nourish heart yin and blood. Guizhi and ginger warm the heart and yang, promote blood circulation, and keep the qi and blood flowing smoothly. They also nourish the rich flavors without becoming greasy, making them a combination of herbs. The combination of cassia twigs and licorice can also invigorate the yang, promote the circulation of the heart and blood vessels, and invigorate the yang. Add clear wine to the decoction and take it to warm the yang and promote blood circulation, in order to enhance the medicinal power. The combination of various medicines can nourish without greasiness, warm without dryness, and make qi and blood abundant, harmonize yin and yang, and work together to nourish qi and blood, nourish yin and restore pulse. Due to the fact that roasted licorice and ginseng can also supplement lung qi, moisten the lungs, and relieve cough. Ass hide glue and ophiopogon japonicus are good at nourishing lung yin and moistening lung dryness. Rehmannia glutinosa and hemp seed are good at nourishing kidney water. They are used together with ass hide glue and ophiopogon japonicus, and have the function of "golden water generation". Therefore, they can be used for the treatment of lung impotence due to asthenia and fatigue, which is injured by both qi and yin.
【 Health benefits 】
Modern research has shown that the modified Zhigancao Tang is effective in treating functional arrhythmia, premature contractions, coronary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, viral myocarditis, hyperthyroidism, and other conditions such as palpitations, shortness of breath, and pulse replacement, which belong to those with insufficient yin blood and weak yang qi. Experimental studies have shown that Zhigancao Tang can improve the myocardial ultrastructure of rats with acute myocardial ischemia, reduce the levels of peripheral blood troponin and brain natriuretic peptide, and achieve the effect of protecting damaged myocardium.