An Shen Ding Zhi Wan - 安神定志 - Calm The Shen And Settle The Emotions Pill

English:	Calm the Shen and Settle the Emotions Pill
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	9g	Tonifies Heart Qi and calms the Spirit. With Fu Ling, Fu Shen Shi Chang Pu and Yuan Zhi, for confusion and forgetfulness.
Poria Pararadicis	Fu Shen	15g	Nourishes the Heart and calms the Shen.
Poria	Fu Ling	15g	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.
Rx. Polygalae	Yuan Zhi	15g	Calms the Spirit and sedates the Heart and clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney. With Chao Suan Zao Ren, balances the contrasting, introverted and dispersing, extroverted manifestations of Spirit to ensure the proper balance of openness and sobriety. With Fu Shen and Chao Suan Zao Ren, for irritability, disorientation, palpitations, anxiety, and insomnia due to Heart Blood Deficiency or Qi Stagnation. With Ren Shen, Fu Ling and Shi Chang Pu, calms the spirit.
Dens Draconis	Long Chi	15g	Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang and is especially effective for palpitations with anxiety, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, convulsions and delirium. With Zhu Sha, as a sedative and tranquilizer. With Shi Chang Pu and Yuan Zhi,for restless Shen.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu	15g	Opens the Orifices, vaporizes Phlegm, removes filth, calms the Spirit and disperses Wind. With Yuan Zhi and Fu Ling, for forgetfulness, tinnitus, and impaired hearing. With Fu Shen, for forgetfulness and dulled senses.
Dry-fried Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Chao Suan Zao Ren	15g	Astringes the Liver, Calms the Spirit, Facilitates sleep, Nourishes the Heart, Treats irritable thirst and sweating from Deficiency.
Caulis Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng	15g	Nourishes the Heart Yin and Blood and calms the Spirit. With Fu Shen, calms the Spirit.
Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	20g	Heavily settles and calms the Spirit, calms the Liver, benefits the Yin and anchors Floating Yang. With Ye Jiao Teng, for insomnia.
Cinnabaris	Zhu Sha	5g	Sedates the Heart, calms the Spirit, expels Phlegm and sedates jitters and convulsions while stopping tremors. (Extremely toxic - no longer used.)

Formula Actions

• Strengthens Qi
• Calms the Shen
• Alleviates fearfulness
• Calms the mind

Syndromes

• Heart and Gallbladder Qi Deficiency due to shock or fright
• Heart and Gallbladder Qi deficiency due to shock or fright (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Insomnia or frequent waking, often early in the morning Unable to fall back to sleep Easily frightened or startled Easily unsettled by seeming trivial events Anxiety Palpitations Shortness of breath

Lethargy Fatigue Depression Spontaneous sweating T: Normal or Pale (chronic or congenital cases may show a deep narrow crack to the tip C: Thin and white P: Wiry and thready

Treats

Anxiety Neurosis Neurasthenia Involutional psychosis Insomnia Anxiety neurosis Mania Spontaneous perspiration Insomnia associated with AIDS/HIV

Premenstrual syndrome Sinus tachycardia Depression Panic attacks Palpitations Bi-polar disorder Fatigue Dyspnea

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• This pattern often overlaps with Phlegm-Heat.

Modifications

For palpitations:		For spermatorrhea:
- Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren	- Dens Draconis	Long Chi
- Caulis Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng	- Caulis Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng
- Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	- Cinnabaris	Zhu Sha
- Cinnabaris	Zhu Sha	+ 9g Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi
+ 9g Cx. Albizziae	He Huan Pi	+ 9g Sm. Nelumbinis	Lian Zi
+ 15g Magnetitum	Ci Shi	For insomnia associated with AIDS/HIV:
+ 1.5g Succinum	Hu Po	- Concha Ostreae	Mu Li
- Cinnabaris	Zhu Sha
- Caulis Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam	Zhu Ru