FU MAI TANG

Class: Tonify
Subclass: Broad Spectrum Tonics
Actions:
Nourishes Yin and Blood
Revives the pulse
Tonifies Qi
Indications:
Consumptive conditions with Qi and Blood Deficiency (Heart level, especially).
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Anxiety
Asthenia
Constipation
Coronary disorders
Dry stools
Extrasystole arrhythmia
Fatigue
Generalized weakness
Hard stools
Hyperthyroidism
Insomnia
Irritability
Mitral stenosis
Mitral valve prolapse
Neurasthenia
Palpitations
Rheumatic heart disease
Weight loss
Dry cough with blood-tinged phlegm
Dry mouth
Dry throat
Emphysema
Lung atrophy
Night sweating
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Spontaneous sweating
Pale or pink tongue, shiny
Hidden-Intermittent-Knotted-Forceless pulse (Fú Dai Jie Wu Li); Hidden-Fine-Knotted-Forceless pulse (Fú Xi Jie Wu Li)
Preparation and recommended use:
DECOCTION: 60 to 90 g per liter (from a mixture of 40 cl of wine and 60 cl of water). Reduction to 40cl.
Absorb in 3 or 4 times a day.
Today, a normal decoction is made with water and only 10 ml of rice wine is added in the final preparation.
Contraindications:
Severe diarrhea.
Empty-Heat.