Zhen Xin An Shen Tang - 镇心安神汤 - Sedate The Heart And Calm The Spirit Decoction

English:	Sedate the Heart and Calm the Spirit Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Long Gu	10-30g	Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	30g	Heavily settles, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver, benefits Yin and anchors Floating Yang.
Poria Pararadicis	Fu Shen	12g	Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Caulis Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng	30g	Nourishes the Heart Yin and Blood and calms the Spirit. With Fu Shen, calms the Spirit. With He Huan Pi, nourishes Heart Blood to Calm the Spirit.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	30g	Activates the Blood, Calms the Spirit, Clears Heat, Dispels Blood Stasis, Nourishes the Blood, Soothes irritability.
Dry-fried Fr. Zizyphi Spinosae	Chao Suan Zao Ren	30g	Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies Liver Blood and calms the Spirit
Cx. Albizziae	He Huan Pi	12g	Calms the Spirit, relieves constraint, activates and harmonizes the Blood and regulates Qi. With Dan Shen and Ye Jiao Teng, for insomnia, depression and irritability. With Ye Jiao Teng, nourishes Heart Blood to Calm the Spirit.

Formula Actions

• Sedates the Heart
• Calms the Shen

Syndromes

• Shen disturbance

Clinical Manifestations

Insomnia

Treats

Neurotic insomnia

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• For difficulty falling asleep, take before bed.
• For waking during the night, take before bed and upon waking.

Modifications