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Quieting the spirit
安神 〔安神〕 ān shén
A method of treatment used to address disquieted spirit (heart palpitation, insomnia, agitation, mania). See nourishing the heart and quieting the spirit; quieting the spirit with heavy settlers.
Spirit-Quieting Medicinals
Heavy settling spirit-quieting medicinals (重镇安神药)
- 朱砂 (zhū shā) cinnabar (Cinnabaris)
- 磁石 (cí shí) loadstone (Magnetitum)
- 龙骨 (lóng gǔ) dragon bone (Mastodi Ossis Fossilia)
- 龙齿 (lóng chǐ) dragon tooth (Mastodi Dentis Fossilia)
- 牡蛎 (mǔ lì) oyster shell (Ostreae Concha)
- 琥珀 (hǔ pò) amber (Succinum)
- 珍珠母 (zhēn zhū mǔ) mother-of-pearl (Concha Margaritifera)
- 珍珠 (zhēn zhū) pearl (Margarita)
- 紫石英 (zǐ shí yīng) fluorite (Amethystum seu Fluoritum)
Heart-nourishing spirit-quieting medicinals (养心安神药)
- 酸枣仁 (suān zǎo rén) spiny jujube (Ziziphi Spinosi Semen)
- 柏子仁 (bǎi zǐ rén) arborvitae seed (Platycladi Semen)
- 远志 (yuǎn zhì) polygala (Polygalae Radix)
- 茯神 (fú shén) root poria (Poria cum Pini Radice)
- 夜交藤 (yè jiāo téng) flowery knotweed stem (Polygoni Multiflori Caulis)
- 龙眼肉 (lóng yǎn ròu) longan flesh (Longan Arillus)
- 莲子 (lián zǐ) lotus fruit/seed (Nelumbinis Semen)
- 五味子 (wǔ wèi zǐ) schisandra (Schisandrae Fructus)
- 合欢皮 (hé huān pí) silk tree bark (Albizziae Cortex)
- 夜合花 (yè hé huā) dwarf magnolia (Magnoliae Coco Flos)
- 灵芝 (líng zhī) ganoderma (Ganoderma)