HERB FORMULAS
| English: | Calm the Spirit Drink |
| Also Known As: | Spirit Pearls |
Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
| Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | 9-18g | Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies Liver Blood, calms the Spirit, astringes sweat and generates fluids. With Yuan Zhi, balances the contracting, introverted and dispersing, extroverted manifestations of Spirit to ensure the proper balance of openness and sobriety. |
| Caulis Polygoni Multiflori | Ye Jiao Teng | 9-30g | Nourishes the Heart Yin and Blood, calms the Spirit, unblocks channels and dispels Wind-Dampness. With Fu Shen, calms the Spirit. |
| Bul. Lilii | Bai He | 9-30g |
Clears the Heart, calms the Spirit, nourishes Stomach Yin, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, moistens the Lungs, clears Heat and stops coughing. With Suan Zao Ren, for difficulty falling and staying asleep. |
| Poria Pararadicis | Fu Shen | 9-18g | Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves. With Shi Chang Pu and Yuan Zhi, for insomnia and palpitations due to Spleen and Heart Insufficiency or Phlegm Obstructing the Heart. |
| Sm. Amomi | Bai Dou Kou | 2-10g | Promotes the movement of Qi, aromatically transforms Dampness, strengthens the Stomach, warms the Middle Jiao, descends Qi and stops vomiting. |
| Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | 4 -9g | Opens the Orifices, vaporizes Phlegm, removes filth, calms the Spirit, disperses Wind, transforms turbid Dampness, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, awakens the Spleen, promotes the movement of Qi, promotes Blood flow, reduces
swelling and alleviates Wind-Damp Bi. With Yuan Zhi and Fu Shen, for forgetfulness, tinnitus and impaired hearing. |
| Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | 3-10g | Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain. |
| Sm. Caesalpiniae Descapetatae | Yun Shi | 9-15g | Clears Heat, eliminates Dampness and kills parasites. |
| Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | 4-10g | Breaks up Blood Stasis , invigorates Blood circulation, moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels. With Xing Ren, for constipation due Lung Qi Stagnation, Blood Stasis with pain in the chest, abdomen or throughout the body and wheezing and coughing due to Lung constraint. |
| Sm. Armeniacae | Xing Ren | 3-10g | Stops cough, calms wheezing, moistens the Intestines and unblocks bowels. |
| Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | 3-15g | Calms the Spirit, sedates the Heart and clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney Expels Phlegm, opens the Orifices, clears the Lungs and stops coughing. With Fu Shen and Suan Zao Ren, for irritability, disorientation, palpitations, anxiety and insomnia due to Heart Blood Deficiency or Qi Stagnation. |
| Talcum | Hua Shi | 9-18g | Releases Summeheat, resolves Dampness and expels Damp-Heat. |
| Camptosorus Sibiricus | Ma Deng Cao | A famous herbal folk medicine widely distributed in North China, which has good effects on vascular inflammation, diabetic complications and traumatic injury. |
- Calms the Shen
- Soothes the Heart and Lungs by descending Qi
- Nourishes Heart Blood and Lung Yin
- Opens the Orifices of the Heart by removing Phlegm in the Upper Jiao
- Promotes the movement of Qi
- Invigorates the Blood
- Aromatically transforms Dampness
- Expels Damp-Heat
- Heart Blood and Lung Yin Deficiency with Wind-Damp-Heat
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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |