Prescriptions for Tranquilizing the Mind with Weighty Sedatives
Sheng Tieluo Yin: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Sheng Tieluo Yin
Source
The Book Yi Xue Xin Wu
Ingredients
Tian Dong 9 g,Mai Dong 9 g,Bei Mu 9 g,Dan Xing 3 g,Ju Hong 3 g,Yuan Zhi 3 g,Shi Chang Pu 3 g,Lian Qiao 3 g,Fu Ling 3 g,Fu Shen 3 g,Yuan Shen 4.5 g,Dan Shen 4.5 g,Gou Teng 4.5 g,Chen Sha 0.9 g.Explanation
Sheng Tie Luo: Pacifying liver and subduing yang, checking adverse rise of qi.
Dan Nan Xing, Bei Mu, Ju Hong: Eliminating phlegm.
Chang Pu: Inducing resuscitation.
Yuan Zhi, Fu Shen and Chen Sha: inducing tranquilization.
Mai Dong, Tian Dong, Xuan Shen and Lian Qiao: Tonifying yin and clearing heat.
The Effect of Sheng Tieluo Yin
Indications
Delirium.
Administrations
Sheng Tie Luo is first decocted for 45 minutes, the decoction into which other ingredients in the prescription are put.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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