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Calm Spirit
Key Herbs
| Pin Yin Herb Name | Latin | Functions | Indications | Cautions/Contras |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ci Shi (3) | Magnetitum | 1)Achors/calms spirit 2) Nourishes the Kid, Augments Liv., Improves hearing & Vision 3) Aids the Kidneys in grasping the qi | 1)Yin xu fire up - restless, palps, insom, tremor. esp for kid xu -> Liv fire blazing deranging Ht. spirit; Convulsions from shock in kids 2) Liv/Kid xu- deafness, tinnitus, visual dist 3)Chronic asthma | Caution: Weak Sp/St |
| Zhen Zhu (3) | Margarita - Pearl | 1) Sedates heart. Settles tremors & palps 2) Clears Liv. Eliminates superficial visual obstruction. 3) Promotes healing. Generates flesh. | 1) Palps, child convulsions, seizures. Disharmony of Ht/Spirit-> easily scared/angered. 2) Superficial disorders of eye - bl. vision from pterygium 3) Chronic non-healing ulcers, Macerated areas (gums, throat) | Caution - Pregnancy (Babies too young for pearls/margaritas.) |
| Zhen Zhu Mu (4) | Margaritiferae Concha Usta (Mother of Pearl) | 1) Calms Liv. Anchors yang. Drains Liv. fire 2)Clears the Liv. Clears the eyes 3)Sedates fright. Calms spirit. 4)Stops bleeding. | 1)Asc. Liv yang: H/A, dizzy, vertigo, tinnitus, insom 2)Liv heat w/ photophobia - red eyes, superf. visual obst. 3)Malaise of Ht. spirit: palps w/ anx, insom, etc 4)Bleeding esp. from upper parts of body | Cautions: Sp/St cold from xu; Sinking from qi xu; Pregnancy |
| Zhi Shi Ying (3) | Fluoritum | 1) Sedates the Ht. Settles tremors & palps 2) Warms the Lungs. Direct Qi downward. 3)Warms the womb. Warms/unblocks penetrating & conception vessels | 1) Ht blood xu or ascendant Liv yang: disorientation, insom, palps w/ anx, convulsions 2)Cold from Lu xu - cough, wheeze 3) Cold from xu of womb - xs menses, uterine bleeding, infertility | Fire from yin xu |
| Hu Po (4) | Succinum | 1)Arrest tremors & palps. Calms spirit. 2) Invigs blood. Dissipates stasis. Unblocks menses 3) Promotes urination. Ublocks painful urinary dribbling. | 1)Disturbance of spirit- Palps w/ anx, XS dreams, insom, forgetful, anx, seizures from dist. spirit, kids -> convulsions, seizures 2) Blood stasis - amenor, pain from fixed masses 3) Urinary retent, Painful urinary dribb, esp w/ bl. 4) Sores, skin ulcers, | Yin xu with heat signs |
| Zi Bei Chi (2) | Mauritiae/Cypreae concha | 1) Calms Liv. Anchors the yang. Sedates fright. 2) Clears the Liv. Brightens the eyes. | 1) Asc. Liv yang or deranged Ht. yang -> Dizziness, Palps, Vertigo, Insomnia 2) Red swollen painful eyes with superficial visual obst. | Caution - Weak digestion |
| Suan Zao Ren | Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (Sour Jujube Seeds) | 1) Nourishes the Ht. yin. Augments the Liv Blood. Quiets the Spirit. 2) Prevents abnormal sweating. | 1) Blood xu (not nourishing Ht.) or yin xu (upward flaring fire): Irritability, Insomnia, Palps w/ anxiety 2)Spontaneous sweating. Night sweating. | Severe diarrhea; Heat from excess |
| Bai Zi Ren (3) | Platycladi Semen | 1) Nourishes the Ht. Calms the Spirit. 2) Moistens the Intestines. Unblocks the bowels. 3) Night sweats from yin xu | 1)Ht. yin xu & blood xu - Irrit, Insomnia, Forgetful, Palps w/ anxiety, Night terrors in kids 2) Blood or yin xu - Constipation in elderly, debilitated & postpartum women 3)Yin xu night sweats | Loose stools/phlegm disorders. |
| Yuan Zhi (3) | Polygalae Radix | 1) Calms spirit. Quiets the Ht. 2) Expels phlegm. Clears the orifices. Stops coughs. 3) Reduces abscesses. Dissipates swellings. | 1)Insom, palps w/anx, restless, disoriented (esp. XS brooding, contrained, pent-up emotions 2) Phlegm envelops Ht. orifice - emotional disorientation, spasms, seizures. Phlegm in Lungs that is difficult to expectorate 3) Abscesses, boils, sores, sw. brst | *Unless prepared, irritating when ingested. *Yin xu w/ heat signs * Peptic ulcers or gastritis |
| Long Gu (4) | Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | 1) Settles anxiety. Calms spirit. 2) Calms Liver. Anchors/preserves floating yang. 3) Prevents leakage of fluids. 4)Chronic non-healing sores/ulcers (topical) | 1)Emot distr- restless, insom, palps w/ anx; Agit Ht/spirit- seizures, w/draw mania. 2)Liv yin xu fire up-irrit, restless, dizzy, vertgo, bl vision, bad temper 3)Fluid loss (xu) -spematrhea, night/spont sweat, noct emiss, vag dis, uter bl 4)Non-heal sores | 1) Damp-heat 2)Externally contracted excess disorders |
| Long Chi (1) | Fossilia Dentis Mastodi | Settles anxiety. Calms spirit. | *Palps w/ anxiety *Withdrawal Mania *Insomnia *Dream-disturbed sleep | 1) Damp-heat 2)Externally contracted excess disorders |
| Mu Li (5) | Ostreae Concha | 1) Heavily settles/calms spirit. 2) Benefits yin. Anchors floating yang. 3) Prevents leakage of fluids. 4) Softens hardness. Dissipates nodules. 5) Absorbs acidity. Alleviates pain | 1)Palps/anx, Restless, Insom 2)Irrit, insom, dizzy, H/A, tinits, bl vision, temper, red, fl face 3)Cont. sweat (steam bone/warm pathg.) 3) Astringt (xu)- spont/night sweat, noct emis, sprmtrhea, vag dis, uter bl 4)Neck lumps-scrofula, goiter 5)St. pain | 1)High fever (XS) with absence of sweating. 2)Overdose may lead to indigestion/constipation |
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