Description
Xi Xin Tang (Heart-Washing Decoction), from Records of Syndrome Differentiations (Bian Zheng Lu).
Actions: Resolve constraint and expel phlegm, fortify the spleen, and unblock yang
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of dementia with a pattern of liver constraint and qi stagnation, obstruction, and accumulation of phlegm-turbidity, accompanied by uttering not a single word from morning till night, no desire to drink and eat, sudden singing sudden smiling, regardless of cleaning and dirtiness, and not distinguishing close and distant (relatives)
Category: Formulas That Expel or Calm the Wind and Dissolve Phlegm.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 806–807.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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