Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | An Shen Ji
安神劑 |
| Sub Category | Zi Yang An Shen
滋養安神 |
| Name | Suan Zao Ren Tang
酸棗仁湯 Sour Jujube Decoction |
| Pharma Effect | Sedative, serves as a soporific. |
| Function | Nourishes the blood, calms the spirit, clears heat, and eliminates irritability. |
| Clinic Usage | This formula treats irritability, inability to sleep, palpitations, night sweats, dizziness and vertigo, dry throat and mouth, and a wiry or thin, rapid pulse. Modern practitioners often use this formula for treatment of 1) neurasthenia, 2) anxiety neuros |
| Cautions | This formula enables the yin to rise and the yang to descend, which resolves the symptoms of yin deficiency and enables the patient to sleep. |
