207 SP GUI PI PIAN
Restore the Spleen Tablet – Harmonizing Spleen and Heart function since 1253 A.D.
TCM Therapeutic Actions:
Strengthens Spleen; tonifies Heart; nourishes Blood; calms the Heart's spirit (Shen).
TCM Indications:
Insomnia, interrupted sleep, drowsiness, heart palpitations; tired, achy or painful limbs, general fatigue, anemia, menstrual disharmony; irregular perspiration, dizziness, headache, tinnitus, poor vision, appetite disorders, nausea and bowel problems, memory loss, and overthinking.
Modern Indications:
Bodily fatigue, heart palpitations, amnesia, poor appetite, insomnia, anemia, uterine bleeding, blood in the stool.
Contraindications:
Contraindicated during acute phase of illness (cold/flu), with cancer, during pregnancy, or in the presence of intestinal parasites, gastritis, or stomach ulcers. May cause drowsiness.
TCM Contraindications:
Use care with patients with Dampness, phlegm, abdominal bloating, Spleen deficiency or loose stools. Contraindicated in patients with Yin-deficient heat, or excess conditions.
Pharmaceutical Interactions:
This formula may INCREASE all the following:
• Anticoagulant and antiplatelet effects; use cautiously with these types of agents as well as
thrombolytic agents and low molecular weight heparins.
• T-cell activity (may lower the immunosuppressant effects of cyclophophamide, cyclosporine
and corticosteroids.)
• Antiviral effects of acyclovir against herpes.
• Elimination of water and/or electrolytes.
• Effects of sedative drugs.
• Estrogen-like activity.
May interfere with the action of scopolamine. Sedative and hypnotic effects may reverse the effects of caffeine.
Comments:
This herbal formula may be used for any condition due to blood deficiency, like side effects of chemotherapy and radiation; heavy blood loss. May also be used for conditions of bruising, as well as depression. In severe cases or in early stages, may increase dose 50% for a few weeks, then decrease as symptoms improve.
Recommended Usage:
2-3 tablets twice daily with warm water.
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