Calm the Spirit Formulas Flashcards
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan ***
Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the Heart
Sheng Di Huang; Tian Men Dong, Mai Men Dong, Xuan Shen; Dan Shen, Dang Gui, Bai Zi Ren, Yuan Zhi, Ren Shen; Fu Ling, Suan Zao Ren, Wu Wei Zi, Zhu Sha, Jie Geng.
For HT disorders due to concurrent yin xu of HT and KD with blood xu. Enriches the yin, nourishes the blood, clears heat, and calms spirit.
Bai Zi Yang Xin Wan **
Biota Seed Pill to Nourish the Heart
Bai Zi Ren; Shu Di Huang, Gou Qi Zi, Mai Men Dong, Xuan Shen; Fu Shen, Dang Gui, Shi Chang Pu; Gan Cao.
For HT blood and HT and KD yin xu. Nourishes the HT and KD yin, tonifies blood, and calms spirit.
Suan Zao Ren Tang ***
Sour Jujube Decoction
Suan Zao Ren; Chuan Xiong; Fu Ling, Zhi Mu; Gan Cao.
For irritability, insomnia due to LV blood xu and HT blood and yin xu. Nourishes blood, calms shen, clears (empty) heat, and eliminates irritability.
Ding Zhi Wan **
Settle the Emotions Pill
Ren Shen; Fu Ling; Yuan Zhi, Shi Chang Pu.
For emotional and mental disorders due to Heart qi xu with phlegm constraint. Tonifies HT qi, pacifies timidity, and calms the shen.
Huang Lian E Jiao Tang ***
Coptis and Ass-hide Gelatin Decoction
Huang Lian, E Jiao; Huang Qin, Bai Shao; Ji Zi Huang.
For Shaoyin heat transformation pattern. Enriches yin, descends fire, eliminates irritability, and calms shen.
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang ***
Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction
Xiao Mai; Gan Cao, Da Zao.
For treating “restless organ disorder” (Zang Zao), aka severe shen disturbance. Nourishes the HT (qi and yin), calms shen, relaxes hypertonicity, harmonizes the middle burner and tonifies the SP qi.
Zhu Sha An Shen Wan **
Cinnabar Pill to Calm the Spirit
Zhu Sha; Huang Lian; Dang Gui, Sheng Di Huang; Zhi Gan Cao.
For HT disorder due to vigorous HT fire injuring the blood and yin. SEDATES the HT, calms shen, drains fire, and nourishes yin.
