Formulas
Guī Pí Tāng (Restore the Spleen)
by KPC Herbs
Tonifies Heart and Spleen Qi and Blood while calming the Shen. Treats insomnia, vivid dreams, palpitations, forgetfulness, anxiety, and fatigue due to Spleen-Heart deficiency. Also used for excessive menstrual bleeding from Spleen failing to govern Blood.
Formula Class
Heart and Spleen Tonifying Formula
TCM Pattern
Heart Blood and Spleen Qi Deficiency with Spleen failing to govern Blood
Formula Composition
Chief Herbs
Powerfully tonifies Spleen Qi and Wei Qi. Supports Spleen's function of generating Blood and governing its movement within vessels.
Nourishes Heart Blood, tonifies Spleen Qi, and calms the Shen. Key herb for Heart-Spleen deficiency with insomnia and palpitations.
Deputy Herbs
Strongly tonifies Yuan Qi, strengthens the Spleen, calms the Shen, and generates Body Fluids.
Strengthens Spleen Qi, dries Dampness, and supports transformation and transportation.
Assistant Herbs
Nourishes Heart Blood, calms the Shen, stops sweating. The primary herb for insomnia from Blood deficiency.
Calms the Shen, quiets the Heart, transforms Phlegm, and opens the orifices. Addresses phlegm obstructing Heart communication.
Moves Qi to prevent the tonifying herbs from causing stagnation and to support Spleen transformation.
Nourishes and invigorates Blood, supports the Heart, and regulates menstruation.
TCM Actions
- Tonifies Spleen Qi
- Nourishes Heart Blood
- Calms the Shen (spirit/mind)
- Controls Blood (addresses Spleen-governed bleeding)
Clinical Indications
- Insomnia, vivid dreams, and difficulty staying asleep
- Palpitations and heart racing
- Poor memory, forgetfulness, and difficulty concentrating
- Anxiety and excessive worry
- Fatigue and poor appetite
- Excessive menstrual bleeding or uterine bleeding from Spleen deficiency
- Pale tongue with thin coat, thin or weak pulse