Indication
This formula is a variant of Ding Zhi Wan (Stabilise the Mind Formula), which was first recorded in ‘Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold Pieces for Emergencies’ (bei ji qian jin yao fang), by Sun Si-miao, 652 C.E., a 30 volume work that, together with an additional 30 volume supplement, is a compilation of medical knowledge to that date.
The original formula was indicated for emotional disturbance due to sudden fright or a severe emotional shock, in patients with pre-existing Heart Qi deficiency. Such patients lack resilience and may be easily become disoriented, anxious or, in severe cases, hypomanic.
The synergistic actions of the ingredients are as follows:
Pseudostellaria root (tai zi shen), Ziziphus seed (suan zao ren), Poria cocos (fu ling & fu shen): tonify the Heart Qi and calm the spirit
Albizzia flower (he huan hua), Ziziphus seed (suan zao ren): nourish the Heart and Liver Blood to calm the spirit.
Polygala root (yuan zhi), Anemone rhizome (chang pu): open the mind and senses, calm the Spirit, direct the actions of the herbs in the formula to the Heart.
Signs & Symptoms:
Anxiety
Insomnia
Neurasthenia
Neurosis
Depression
Mood disorders
Panic attacks
Combinations –
Depression:
WEN DAN TANG
Heart and Kidney Yin deficiency:
TIAN WANG BU XIN WAN
Insomnia, severe, recalcitrant:
GUI PI WAN
TIAN WANG BU XIN WAN
GAN MAI DA ZAO WAN (Jia Wei)
JIN GUI SUAN ZAO REN TANG
Liver Fire:
LONG DAN XIE GAN TANG
ANTI-INFLAMM. Formula
Liver Qi constraint:
CHAI HU SHU GAN WAN
JIA WEI XIAO YAO SAN
XIAO YAO SAN
STRESS RELIEF 1 Formula
STRESS RELIEF 2 Formula
QI MOVER Formula
Spleen and Heart deficiency:
GUI PI WAN
JIN GUI SUAN ZAO REN TANG
Insomnia:
WEN DAN TANG
TAO HONG SI WU WAN
PEACEFUL SLEEP Formula
MENOPAUSE 2 Formula
STRESS RELIEF 1 Formula
STRESS RELIEF 2 Formula
CALM THE SPIRIT Formula
RESTORE THE SPLEEN Formula
CLEAR THE PHLEGM Formula
SETTLE THE EMOTIONS Formula
TCM Syndromes: Heart Qi and Blood deficiency
TCM Actions: Nourishes the Heart Qi and Blood, calms the Spirit and stabilises the emotions.
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