‘Restore the Pulse Powder’
Source: Clarifying Doubts about Injury from Internal and External Causes (Nèi Wai Shang Bian Huo Lun,
1247)

Keywords
chronic respiratory disease

Ingredients
Panax ginseng (Ren Shen, ginseng)
Schizandra chinensis (Wu Wei Zi, schizandra), Ophiopogon japonicus (Mai Dong, ophiopogon)

Major therapeutic action
Supplements energy and fluids, aids the Heart, Lungs and digestion.

Indications
*  Chronic respiratory disorders with cough and wheezing.
*  Convalescence following a severe febrile illness.
*  Cardiac disorders–palpitations, arrhythmias, disturbances of the mind (insomnia, emotional disturbances).
*  This elegant formula has a wide application, and as long as the basic pattern is one of deficiency, it can be used to treat a variety of cardiac and respiratory disorders such as chronic asthma and persistent cough, cardiac arrhythmia, tachycardia, chronic bronchitis, post febrile weakness, post coronary artery bypass debility, coronary artery disease and digestive weakness.

Key symptoms for use
*  chronic cough or wheeze with little or no sputum, or hard to expectorate sputum
*  shortness of breath
*  easy sweating
*  palpitations, tachycardia
*  insomnia
*  a pink or red and swollen tongue, perhaps with many small surface cracks
*  weak or irregular pulse

Cautions and contraindications
Avoid concurrent use with stimulants and heating foods, like coffee, chilli, excessive alcohol and cola drinks.
Contraindicated in the early stages of a febrile illness, or when there is residual pathogenic influence remaining.