Formulas that calm the spirit
Zhu sha an shen wan
Cinnabar Pill to Calm the Spirit
- Chinese name
- 朱砂安神丸
- Group
- Formulas that calm the spirit
- English name
- Cinnabar Sedative Pills
- Basic formula
- ✓
Calming, cools heart fire and nourishes blood and yin.
Indications
The book mentions insomnia, anxiety, palpitations, poor memory, shortness of breath, neurosis, hysteria, low mood, psychosis and schizophrenia.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar (zhu sha)toxic | no amount |
| Huang lian (coptis) | 6–9 g |
| Dang gui (Chinese angelica) | 6–9 g |
| Raw rehmannia (sheng di huang) | 6–9 g |
| Licorice root (gan cao) | 3–6 g |
- Tongue
- red
- Pulse
- thin and rapid