Prescriptions for tranquilizing the Mind with Tonic Sedatives
Zheng Zhong Dan: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Zheng Zhong Dan
Source
The book Yi Xin Fang
Ingredients
Gui JiaLong GuYuan ZhiShi Chang PuExplanation
Yuan Zhi: Calming heart and inducing tranquilization.
Chang Pu: Inducing resuscitation and refreshing mind, calming heart and inducing tranquilization.
Long Gu: Inducing sedation and tranquilization, pacifying liver and subduing yang.
Gui Ban: Nourishing yin of liver and kidney, subduing yang, nourishing blood and tonifying heart.
The Effect of Zheng Zhong Dan
Effect
Nourish yin to tonify kidney, nourish the heart and benefit intelligence .
Indications
Amnesia, prolonged unhealed epilepsy.
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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