Formulas that calm the spirit
Tian wang bu xin dan
Emperor of Heaven's Special Pill to Tonify the Heart
- Chinese name
- 天王补心丹
- Group
- Formulas that calm the spirit
- English name
- Ginseng and Zizyphus Combination
- Basic formula
- ✓
Nourishes yin, blood and essence of heart and kidney, cools heat from deficiency and calms.
Indications
For yin and blood deficiency with flaring fire from deficiency, often from mental stress: palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness, fatigue, nocturnal emission, mouth ulcers and dry stools. Also for nervousness, a rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, an overactive thyroid and menopausal complaints.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raw rehmannia (sheng di huang) | 10–15 g |
| Chinese asparagus root (tian men dong) | 9–12 g |
| Mai men dong (ophiopogon) | 9–12 g |
| Ginseng (ren shen) | 6–9 g |
| Arborvitae seed (bai zi ren) | 9–12 g |
| Sour jujube seed (suan zao ren) | 9–12 g |
| Dan shen (red sage root) | 9–12 g |
| Dang gui (Chinese angelica) | 6–9 g |
| Fu ling (poria) | 9–12 g |
| Xuan shen (Chinese figwort) | 9–12 g |
| Schisandra (wu wei zi) | 9–12 g |
| Yuan zhi (polygala) | 6–9 g |
| Platycodon root (jie geng) | 3 g |
| Cinnabar (zhu sha)toxic | no amount |
- Tongue
- reddish with little or no coating
- Pulse
- thin and rapid
Note
Also called 'the scholar's or student's formula', because it helps with complaints from too much mental work.