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Zhu Sha An Shen Wan 朱砂安神丸
Cinnabar Calm the Spirit Pill
Cinnabar Calm the Spirit Pill
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Clarifying Doubts about Injury from Internal and External Causes (Nei Wai Shang Bian Huo Lun)
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Herb Name
Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) *
Huang Lian (Coptis) Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica) Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia) Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) |
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* Cinnabar is refined (washed well) with water.
Preparation:
Powder the herbs and from Honey pills, then coat with the Cinnabar.
Function:
Calms the Heart and Spirit, Drains Fire, Nourishes Yin
Use:
Insomnia, continuous Palpitations, irritability, feeling of heat in the chest, red tongue, thin and fast pulse.
1. Insomnia
2. Palpitations
3. Neurasthenia
4. Depression
5. Anxiety
6. Panic attacks
7. Mania, Psychosis
Dose:
6–9 grams, before bed. In severe cases it is taken morning and night.
Cautions:
It is not taken for more than 2 weeks without a break (due to the Cinnabar).
Modifications:
1. Today, Cinnabar is omitted due to potential toxicity. Pearl, Amber or Magnetite are possible substitutes.
2. Severe Insomnia, add Pearl (Zhen Zhu), Polygala (Yuan Zhi), Poria Fu Shen
3. Insomnia with Vertigo and/or Tinnitus, add Oyster shell (Mu Li), Turtle shell (Gui Ban), Magnetite (Ci Shi).
4. Severe irritability, add Gardenia Zhi Zi
5. With Heart Yin deficiency, take with Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan.
6. Bi-polar disorder, Mania or Psychosis, add Rhubarb.
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