Ding Zhi Wan 定志丸
Settles the Emotions Pill

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Thousand Ducat Formulas (Qian Jin Yao Fang)

Herb Name Ren Shen (Ginseng) Fu Ling (Poria) Shi Chang Pu (Calamus) Yuan Zhi (Polygala)

Latin Panax ginseng Poria cocos Acorus calamus Polygala tenuifolia Amount 90 grams ea. 60 grams ea.

Preparation:

Powder, form into Honey pills.

Function:

Strengthens the Heart, Calms the Spirit

Use:

1. Timid, easily frightened
2. Palpitations with Anxiety
3. Forgetfulness
4. Anxiety
5. Mental disorders
6. Obsessive Compulsive disorder
7. Depression
8. Bi-polar disorder
9. Panic attacks
10. Mania, incessant laughter

Dose:

6 grams, three times daily

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. With Blood deficiency, add Dang Gui
2. More severe Palpitations, add Fossil bones (Long Gu), Oyster shell (Mu Li)
3. To more strongly calm the Heart and Mind, add Amber (Hu Po)
4. Insomnia, add Pearl (Zhen Zhu), Amber (Hu Po)
5. With spontaneous sweating, add Oyster shell (Mu Li), Ephedra root (Ma Huang Gen)
6. Palpitations associated with Fright, add Musk (She Xiang), Amber (Hu Po)
7. Arrhythmia or Palpitations, add Curcuma Yu Jin, Amber (Hu Po)

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