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Lost heart wind

失心风 〔失心風〕shī xīn fēng

See withdrawal. The Level-Line of Pattern Identification and Treatment (证治准绳 zhèng zhì zhǔn shéng) states, Withdrawal disease is popularly called lost heart wind.

Etymology

Chinshī, to lose, fail; 心 xīn, heart; 风 fēng, wind. Since the heart stores the spirit, loss of the heart means roughly loss of mind, i.e., insanity. See wind.

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