Yang Xin Dan
Star养心丹 (Nourish the Heart Pill)
Source: Tian Jin Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (1989)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Yang Xin Dan (Nourish the Heart Pill), from the Tian Jin Zhong Yi Xue Yuan (Tianjin University of Chinese Medicine) — a variation of Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan.
Actions: Same as Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan: nourishes yin and blood, calms the shen; opens sensory orifices.
Composition: Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan without Zhu Sha, plus Shi Chang Pu and Yin Xing Ye to open the sensory orifices. No doses printed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Ren Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Dan Shen
as printed: Dan Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Xuan Shen
as printed: Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Fu Ling (Poria)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Wu Wei Zi
as printed: Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Yuan Zhi
as printed: Yuan Zhi (Radix Polygalae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Jie Geng
as printed: Jie Geng (Radix Platycodonis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Tian Men Dong
as printed: Tian Dong (Radix Asparagi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Mai Men Dong
as printed: Mai Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Bai Zi Ren
as printed: Bai Zi Ren (Semen Platycladi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Suan Zao Ren
as printed: Suan Zao Ren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Shi Chang Pu
as printed: Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Yin Xing Ye
as printed: Yin Xing Ye (Folium Ginkgo)
|
g | — | — |
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Formula family
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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