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Herbs that Calm the Shen (Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit)
CALM Shen
Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit
Long Gu Os Draconis 907
Long Chi Fossilia Dentis Mastochi 910Mu Li Concha Ostrae 911Ci Shi Magnetitum 913
Zhen zhu Margarita 816
Zhen Zhu Mu Margarita Concha usta 918Zi Shi Ying Fluorium 919
Hu Po Succinum 921
Sheng Tie Luo Ferri Frusta 925
Herbs That Nourish Heart and Calm the SpiritSuan Zao Ren Semen Zizyphi Spinosae 926
Bai Zi Ren Semen Biotae Orientalis 928
Yuan Zhi Rx Polygalae Tenuifoliae 930
Ling Zhi GAnoderma 933He Huan Pi Cx Albizziae Julibrissin 935
He Huan Hua Fl. Albiiziae 937
Ye Jia Teng Polygoni multiflori Caulis 939
Herbs that clam the Shen:
1. The difference between Long Gu and Long Chi?
2. The action and indication of M Li?
3. The dosage and different application of Mu Li depending on different process?
4. Compare Long Gu and Mu li?
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Compare Zhen Zhu and Zhen Zhu Mu6. The dosage of Zhen Zhu powder?
7. Compare Suan Zao Ren and Bai Zi Ren?
8. The difference between He Huan Hua and He Huan Pi?9. What other function does Ye Jiao Teng have beside nourish heart blood and calm
the Shen?
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Zhu Sha(Cinnabaris) C
Properties:sweet, cold
Channels entered:HT
English name:CinnabarAlternate name:Chen Sha, Dan Sha
Actions & Indications:
1. Sedates the Heart and calms the Shen
Shen disturbed symptoms: restlessness, palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, or convulsions.
With combination, it can be used for patterns of heat excess, hot phlegm, or blood deficiency.
2. Clears heat and relieves toxicity
Applied topically for carbuncles, mouth sores, sore throat, and snakebite
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Long Gu(Os Draconis) B
Properties:sweet, astringent, sl. cold
Channels entered:HT, LIVEnglish name:dragon bone, fossilized vertebrae and bones of extremities
Actions & Indications:
1. Settles and calms the Shen
For emotional distress, restlessness, insomnia, palpitation with anxiety, or seizures due to agitated
Heart and Shen.
2. Calms the Liver and anchors the Yang
For irritability, restlessness, dizziness, vertigo, and blurred vision due to LIV Yin deficiency with
Yang rising
3. Prevents leakage of fluids
For loss of fluids due to deficiency, such as spermatorrhea, night sweats, spontaneous sweating,nocturnal emissions, vaginal discharge, and excessive uterine bleeding.
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Mu Li (Concha Ostrae ) B
Properties:salty, astringent, cool
Channels entered:LIV, Kidney
English name:oyster shell
Actions & Indications:
1. Settles and calms the ShenFor emotional distress, restlessness, insomnia, palpitation with anxiety, or seizures due to agitated
Heart and Shen.
2. Benefits the yin and anchors the Yang
For irritability, restlessness, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus and blurred vision due to LIV Yindeficiency with Yang rising
3. Prevents leakage of fluids
For loss of fluids due to deficiency, such as spermatorrhea, night sweats, steaming bone disorder,
spontaneous sweating, nocturnal emissions, vaginal discharge, and excessive uterine bleeding.
4. Softens hardness and dissipates nodules: for various kinds of lumps in the neck.
5. Absorbs acidity and alleviates pain:used in calcined form for excessive stomach acid and
pain with sour taste in the mouth.
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Ci Shi(Magnetitum) B
Properties: acrid, salty, cold
Channels entered:LIV, HT, KID
English name:magnetiteAlternate name:Ling Ci Shi, Sheng Ci Shi
Actions & Indications:
1. Anchors Yang and calms the Shen
Restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, anxiety, or tremors, especially in patients with yin deficiency
and yang rising; convulsion in children caused by fear.
2. Improves hearing and vision
For impaired hearing or deafness, tinnitus, or vision disturbances due to LIV and KID deficiency.
3. Aids the KID in grasping the Qi
For chronic asthma due to the kidneys failure to grasp the Qi
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Hu Po(Succinum) C
Properties:sweet, neutral
Channels entered:UB, HT, LIV
English name: amber
Actions & Indications:
1. Arrests tremor and palpitation, calms the Shen
Palpitation with anxiety, insomnia, seizures due to disturbance of the Shen, also for childhood
convulsion and seizures
2. Invigorates the blood and dissipates stasis
Amenorrhea or pain with abdominal masses due to blood stasis, traumatic pain. Also used
recently in treating coronary heart diseases.
3. Promotes urination and invigorates bloodBloody Lin, hot Lin, and stone Lin syndrome or urine retention
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Zhen zhu (Margarita )
Properties:sweet, salty, cold
Channels entered:HT, LIV
English name: pearl
Actions & Indications:
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Sedates the heart and settles tremors and palpitation
For palpitation, childhood convulsions, and seizures. Also for easily frighted or angered
due to heart and shen disharmony.
2. Clear the liver and eliminates superficial visual obstructions
For blurred vision or superficial disorders of eyes. Often used topically as a powder.
3.
Promotes healing and generates flesh
Used topically as a powder for chronic. nonhealing ulcers.
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Others:Zhen Zhu Mu(Margarita Concha usta)
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Suan Zao Ren(Se. Zizyphi Spinosae) A
Properties:sweet, neutral
Channels entered:HT, LIVEnglish name:sour jujube seed, zizyphus
Actions & Indications:
1. Nourishes the Heart and calms the Shen
Irritability, insomnia, and palpitation with anxiety due to blood or Yin deficiency of the Heart and
Liver
2. Prevents abnormal sweating
Both spontaneous sweating and night sweating
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Bai Zi Ren(Se. Biotae Orientalis) A
Properties:sweet, neutral
Channels entered:HT, KID, LI
English name:arborvitae seed, biota
Actions & Indications:
1. Nourishes the Heart and calms the Shen
Irritability, insomnia, and palpitations with anxiety due to blood deficiency of the Heart
2. Moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels
Constipation due to blood or Yin deficiency
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Yuan Zhi(Rx. Polygalae Tenuifoliae) A
Properties:acrid, bitter, sl. warm
Channels entered:LU, HT
English name:Chinese senega root, polygala root
Actions & Indications:
1. Calms the Heart and Shen, benefits the mind
Insomnia, palpitation with anxiety due to disturbance of the Heart, or disharmony of Heart and
Kidney. Also for poor memory, difficulty concentrating.
2. Expels phlegm and clears the orifices
Used when phlegm blocks the orifices of the Heart with such symptoms as emotional and mental
disturbance or seizures, also for coughs with copious sputum due to phlegm in the Lungs.
3. Reduces abscesses and dissipates swellings
Boils, abscesses, sores, and swollen and painful breasts
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He Huan Pi(Cx. Albizziae Julibrissin) C
Properties:sweet, neutral
Channels entered:HT, LIV
English name:mimosa tree bark, albizzia
Actions & Indications:
1. Calms the Shen and relieves constraint
Bad temper, depression, irritability, insomnia, and poor memory due to constrained emotions
2. Invigorates the blood, reduces swelling
Lung abscess; pain and swelling due to trauma; sores and carbuncles
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Ye Jia Teng(Polygoni multiflori Caulis)
Properties:sweet, slight bitter, neutral
Channels entered:HT, LIV
English name Polygonum vine
Actions & Indications:
1. Nourish the heart and blood and calms shen
2. Nourishes blood and unblocks the channel
3. Allieviates itching
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