Cinnabar Pill to Calm the Spirit
(zhu sha an shen wan 朱砂安神丸)

Source: Invention of Medicine《醫學發明》

zhu sha

cinnabar

Cinnabaris

朱砂

huang lian

golden Thread rhizome

Rhizoma Coptidis

黃連

zhi gan cao

roasted liquorice root

Radix Glycyrrhizae Praeparata

炙甘草

sheng di

rhemannia root

Radix Rehmanniae

生地

dang gui

angelica root

Radix Angelicae Sinensis

當歸

Indications: insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, continuous palpitations, a sensation of irritability and heat in the chest, a red tongue. Modern TCM often uses the formula for panic attacks, forgetfulness and insomnia that is caused by anxiety nervous or depression.

適應症：心火亢盛，陰血不足，表現失眠多夢，心神煩亂，惊悸怔忡或胸中煩熱，舌紅。常用於神經衰弱所致的心悸、健忘、失眠，或精神抑鬱症引起的精神恍惚等。