bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulating the middle and relaxing spasms, calming the mind and soothing agitation.

bubble_chart Indications

The syndrome of visceral agitation in women. Mental confusion, sorrow with a desire to weep, inability to control oneself, and frequent yawning.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

Visceral agitation generally refers to mental illnesses, commonly seen in women, often caused by excessive worry and overthinking, leading to damage to heart yin and disharmony of liver qi. Therefore, the treatment should focus on nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind, as well as regulating the liver and harmonizing the middle. In the prescription, Liquorice Root is sweet and moderating, harmonizing the middle, while Chinese Date is sweet and warm, tonifying qi. Both herbs are sweet and neutral, moist in nature, and gentle in action. When combined with wheat, they can tonify the middle and replenish qi, nourish heart yin, and alleviate the urgency of liver qi.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. Restlessness and insomnia: add Lily Bulb, Unprocessed Rehmannia Root, Platycladi Seed.
2. Dysphoria and thirst: add Ophiopogon Tuber, Schisandra Fruit.
3. Insufficiency of heart qi, severe palpitation and palpitation due to fright: add Ginseng, Astragalus Root.
4. Children's night crying: add Cicada Slough, Evodia Fruit.
5. Dizziness: add Chinese Angelica, Sour Jujube.

bubble_chart Modern Application

This formula nourishes the nerves, calms and soothes the mind. It is used for hysteria, manic stagnation disease, neurasthenia, insomnia, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, sleepwalking, infantile night crying, stomach cramps, spasmodic cough, and arrhythmia.