Ren+Shen,+Mai+Men+Dong,+and+Wu+Wei+Zi+Herbal+Combination

Sweet, Slightly Bitter SP, LU ||  ||
 * ===Ren Shen=== ||  ||
 * Warm
 * **Strongly tonify source Qi** **[all 5 organs]**; Tonify Qi of the Lung & Spleen; Produce body fluid to ease thirst; Calm Shen & improve wisdom

Indications: 1. Qi collapse after severe vomiting, diarrhea & **heavy bleeding**, presenting w/ profuse cold sweats, & deep feeble pulse 2. Fatigue, poor appetite, abdominal distention & diarrhea due to Spleen Qi deficiency 3. Shortness of breath, spontaneous sweats & weak pulse due to Lung Qi deficiency 4. Thirst due to **injury of body fluid** & Qi 5. Restlessness, insomnia w/ lots of dreams, palpitations, & **poor memory [improves mind/wisdom]** ||  ||
 * 5-10g., 15-30g. in emergency. 1.5-2g. in powder form ||  ||

Sour, Sweet LU, KI, HT || Slightly Cold Sweet, Slightly Bitter LU, HT, ST ||
 * ===Wu Wei Zi=== || ===Mai Men Dong=== ||
 * Warm
 * Functions: Astringe the Lung Qi and nourish Kidney Yin; produce by fluid and arrests sweats; control essence and stop diarrhea; calm the shen

Indications: 1. Asthma and cough due to Lung Qi deficiency 2. Nigh sweats due to Yin def., spontaneous sweats due to Yin def. 3. Thirst due to injury of body fluid and Xiao Ke 4. Seminal emission and chronic diarrhea due to def. in the Kidney and Spleen 5. Insomnia w/ lots of dreams and palpitations due to blood def. and Kidney Yin def. || Functions: Moisten the Lung and nourish Yin; Produce body fluid for the Stomach; Clear heat from the Heart for easing restlessness and irritability

Indications: Dry cough or cough w/ bleeding due to heat in the Lung w/ Yin deficiency 2. Dry mouth and thirst, constipation due to Yin deficiency in the Stomach [Nourishes Yin of HT, LU, SP, ST] 3. Restlessness and insomnia due to heat in the heart w/ Yin deficiency or heat in the nutritive level [worse at night] ||
 * 2-6g.; 1-3g. in powder || 6-15g. ||

Properties when Combined:
Ren Shen: Tonifies Yuan Qi and treats collapse of Qi, Strengthens the Lung Mai Men Dong: nourishes Yin, replenishes body fluids, relieves thirst/dry mouth Wu Wei Zi: astringes and treats patterns of collapse Combined - tonifies Qi, nourishes Yin, stops sweating, arrests coughing, and treats patterns of collapse

Major Indications of Combination:
Collapse of Yin. In small doses it treats deficiency of Qi and Yin w/ symptoms of thirst, profuse sweating, lassitude, chronic cough, shortness of breath, a re tongue and a thready and weak pulse due to consumption of Qi and Yin by heat

Bensky - chronic cough w/ sparse sputum that is difficult to expectorate, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, a dry mouth and tongue, a pale red tongue w/ a dry thin coating and a deficient, rapid or deficient, thin pulse

Bensky - Concurrent deficiency of Qi and Yin, primarily in the Lungs.. insufficiency of source or primal Qi within the Lungs due to lurking heat in the Lungs with a pulse that threatens to be cut off. Summer-heat injuring the true or source Qi Fire school - treats severe damage to the Qi and body fluids in the course of externally-contracted heat disorders Strengthen the Lung as the body's upper source of water Acute shock and various types of heart disease (palpitations, coronary artery disease, alzheimers, infertility (?))

Formulas: Sheng Mai San