Bai Zi Yang Xin Wan
Star柏子养心丸 (Biota Seed Pill to Nourish the Heart)
Source: Ti Ren Hui Bian — Peng Yong-Guang (1549)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Bai Zi Yang Xin Wan (Biota Seed Pill to Nourish the Heart), from the Ti Ren Hui Bian (Compilation of Materials of Benevolence for the Body) by Peng Yong-Guang — a variation of Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan.
Actions: Nourishes the Heart; Calms the shen (spirit); Tonifies the Kidney; Nourishes yin.
Presentation: Heart-Kidney disharmony with ying and blood deficiency: disorientation, severe palpitations, excessive dreams, dream-disturbed sleep, forgetfulness, and night sweats.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 729.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bai Zi Ren
as printed: Bai Zi Ren (Semen Platycladi) 120g [12g]
|
12g | 20.69% | Jun (Chief) | — |
|
Gou Qi Zi
as printed: Gou Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii) 90g [9g]
|
9g | 15.52% | — | |
|
Mai Men Dong
as printed: Mai Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis) 30g [5g]
|
5g | 8.62% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 30g [5g]
|
5g | 8.62% | — | |
|
Shi Chang Pu
as printed: Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii) 30g [5g]
|
5g | 8.62% | — | |
|
Fu Shen
as printed: Fu Shen (Poria Paradicis) 30g [5g]
|
5g | 8.62% | — | |
|
Xuan Shen
as printed: Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae) 60g [6g]
|
6g | 10.34% | — | |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) 60g [6g]
|
6g | 10.34% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae) 15g [5g]
|
5g | 8.62% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net neutral (0.00)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 9%, cool 10%, neutral 53%, warm 28%.
Small but decisive: Mai Men Dong 5g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 9%
- sweet 72%
- bitter 12%
- salty 3%
- bland 4%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Heart 64%
- Kidney 57%
- Lung 43%
- Stomach 36%
- Spleen 35%
- Liver 35%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Powder and form honey pills of Wu Tong Zi size (~5 mm); take 40-50 pills [6g] per dose. May be decocted today with the bracketed doses.
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