Calms Shen

Question 1

Long Gu

Answer 1

Neutral | Sweet, Astringent
Heart-Liver-Kidney

1. Anchors & calms Shen: Insomnia, palpitation, epilepsy, mental depression, mania, emotional distress, withdrawal mania, restlessness, anxiety, forget
2. Subdues Liver YanG by its Heaviness: dizziness, restlessness, irritability d/t Liver Yang Rising where Yin cannot control Yang from rising (weigh & hold down)
3. Astringes & controls body fluiD: seminal emission, prem. ejac, leucorrhea, uterine bleeding, Profuse Sweats d/t Weakness of Body Constitution; Night sweats
4. Regenerate Tissue: ulcers, non-healing sores
5. Gui Zhi/Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Sang Piao Xiao San

Dose: cook b4 other herbs

Pair: Long Gu + Mu Li

Question 2

Mu Li

Answer 2

Sl. Cold | Salty, Astringent
Liver-Kidney

1. Heavily settles to calm Shen: palpitation, insomnia, anxiety
2. Calms Liver & subdues Liver YanG: dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus d/t Liver Yang Rising
3. soften hardness & disperses stagnation of phlegm & fire: Masses or lumps d/t Stagnation of Phlegm & Fire
4. Astringes & controls body fluiD: seminal emission, leucorrhea, uterine bleeding, and spontaneous sweats or night sweats d/t weak of body constitution; heartburn & st. ache
5. Mu Li San: (+fu xiao mai) spontaneous sweating d/t wei qi xu
6. Calcined to control fluids

Dose: cook b4 other herbs

Pair: Long Gu + Mu Li

Question 3

Suan Zao Ren

Answer 3

Neutral | Sweet, Sour
Heart-Liver-GB-Spleen

1. Nourish Heart Yin & Liver Blood: Insomnia, anxiety, irritability and Palpitations d/t Heart & Liver Blood Xu
2. Promote sleep & calm Shen
3. Astringe sweat: Spontan. sweats or night sweats d/t body constitution weakness
4. Tonifies Interior while Inhibiting the Exterior: tonifies Blood to calm shen & inhibits Yin to stop sweat

Dose: 9-24g; 1.5-3g powder

HDI: sedatives

Suan Zao Ren Tang (LIV Blood & HT Yin Xu w/Xu Heat)
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
Gui Pi Tang

Question 4

Yuan Zhi

Answer 4

Sl. Warm | Acrid, Bitter
Lung-Heart-Kidney

1. Relieve mental stress & calms Shen
2. transforms phlegm & opens Heart orifice: fuzzy head, mania, epilepsy d/t Blockage of Heart by Phlegm (+shi chuang pu)
3. reestablishes Heart & Kidney communication: mental stress, insomnia, poor memory, palpitation; excessive brooding or constrained pent up emotions d/t HT & KID Dish.
4. Carbuncle, boils, abscess

HDI: diuretics

Ding Zhi Wan: yuan zhi + shi chuang pu (ht qi xu & constraint d/t phlegm)

Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan, Gui Pi Tang, Sang Piao Xiao San,

Yuan Zhi + Shi Chuang Pu: Phlegm Misting HT Orifice

Question 5

He Huan Pi/ Hua

Answer 5

Neutral | Sweet
Heart-Liver

1. Relieve mental stress & depression to calm Shen
2. Promotes blood circulation & moves Qi
3. Dissipate swelling & relieve constraint: depression, anger, restlessness, insomnia, bad temper, poor memory d/t Constrained emotions
4. Trauma, reconnects sinew & bone; carbuncle & boils

Question 6

Bai Zi Ren

Answer 6

Neutral | Sweet
Heart-Kidney-Large Int.

1. Nourish Heart Yin & Blood: NIGHT SWEATS, insomnia, palpitations d/t HT Yin & Blood Xu
2. moisten Large Intestine & promote bowel movement: constipation d/t Dryness in Large Int.
3. Moistens Kidneys

Tian Wan Bu Xin Dan: Yuan Zhi + Bai Zi Ren + Suan Zao Ren +…
Suan Zao Ren + Bai Zi Ren: Insomnia d/t HT Qi/Blood Xu