Quieting the spirit

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)