Insomnia #2

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	20-45g	Activates the Blood, Calms the Spirit, Clears Heat, Dispels Blood Stasis, Nourishes the Blood, Soothes irritability.
Rz. Sparganii	San Leng	20-45g	Forcefully breaks up Blood Stasis, regulates Qi and alleviates pain.
Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu	10-25g	Spreads and regulates Liver Qi. With Dang Gui, tonifies the Blood and moves Qi.
Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang	10-25g	Promotes the movement of Qi, strengthens the Spleen and prevents Stagnation.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	10-25g	Tonifies, activates and harmonizes the Blood
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	10-20g	Clears Heat, reduces Fire and eliminates irritability.

Formula Actions

• Activates the Blood
• Circulates Qi

Syndromes

• Qi and Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Insomnia Facial color dark and dull Emaciation Sides and ribs distended on both sides (maybe with sharp pain) Enlargement of the Liver and Spleen Suffocating sensation in chest Tendency to sigh Melancholy Depression

Irritability Inappropriate anger Irregular menses Dysmenorrhea Breast distention and pain before and during menses T: Dark purple (maybe purple spots on edge of tongue) P: Wiry, choppy and slow

Treats

Insomnia Schizophrenia

Neurosis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For neurosis:		For schizophrenia
+ 10-20g Cx. Albizziae	He Huan Pi	+ 30-50g Lapis Chloriti	Qing Meng Shi
10-20g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng	+ 30-50g Concha Ostreae	Mu Li
+ 20-45g Concha Margaritaferae	Zhen Zhu Mu	+ 30-50 Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Long Gu
For obvious headaches:		+ 6-15g Succinum	Hu Po
+ 10-20g Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	For general Deficiency:
+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ + 10-15g Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi