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Iron Flakes Beverage
生铁落饮 〔生鐵落飲〕shēng tiě luò yǐn
Source: Yī Xué Xīn Wù 医学心悟
Ingredients:
- Tiān dōng (天冬 Asparagi Radix, asparagus [root]) 15g
- Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]) 15g
- Xuán shēn (玄参 Scrophulariae Radix, scrophularia [root]) 9g
- Bèi mǔ (贝母 Fritillariae Bulbus, fritillaria [bulb]) 12g
- Dǎn xīng (胆星 Arisaema cum Bile , bile [-processed] arisaema [root]) 4.5g
- Jú hóng (橘红 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum, red tangerine peel) 6g
- Yuǎn zhì (远志 Polygalae Radix, polygala [root]) 6g
- Shí chāng pú (石菖蒲 Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, acorus [root]) 3g
- Lián qiào (连翘 Forsythiae Fructus, forsythia [fruit]) 6g
- Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 9g
- Fú shén (茯神 Poria cum Pini Radice , root poria) 9g
- Gōu téng (钩藤 Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis, uncaria [stem and thorn]) 12g
- Dān shēn (丹参 Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix, salvia [root]) 19.5g
- Zhū shā (朱砂 Cinnabaris , cinnabar) 1.5g
- Shēng tiě luò (生铁落 Ferri Frusta, iron flakes) (predecocted) 60g
Action: Settles the heart and dispels phlegm; quiets the spirit and stabilizes the mind.
Indication: Mania patterns caused by phlegm-fire harassing the upper body, characterized by shouting at people, climbing to high places to sing, jumping over walls and climbing onto roofs etc.
Category: Spirit-quieting formulas / Heavy settling spirit-quieting formulas
Method:
Rationale: Tiě luò calm the liver and settle fright and are effective in treating mania patterns. Mài dōng clears the heart and transforms phlegm. Bèi mǔ, Dǎn xīng, and Jú hóng clear heat and transform phlegm. Yuǎn zhì, Shí chāng pú, Fú líng, and Fú shén quiet the spirit and stabilize the mind. Xuán shēn, Lián qiào, Gōu téng, and Dān shēn nourish yīn, thereby dispersing wind. Zhū shā quiets the spirit and settles tetany.
Similar: Cí zhū wán (磁朱丸 Loadstone and Cinnabar Pill)
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