Shen “spirit

Opening the orifices and reviving the Shen (Heart-spirit)... 

Zhu Li and Lian Zi Xin are very cold and enter the Heart meridian. They can be used if the Heart-shen is disturbed by heat or heat-toxin. They can clear the heat, open up the orifices and revive the spirit. Zhu Li can eliminate phlegm-heat, open the Heart meridian, and treat loss of consciousness, delirium and restlessness. 

This chapter introduces the principles, methods and strategies for the composition of formulas that can sedate the Heart-shen (which is often translated as spirit or psyche) and calm the mind. They are used to treat anxiety, restlessness and insomnia due to disturbance of the Heart-shen. 

The use of masked methyl isocyanates has been described,32 but this seemed to us merely replacing a known hazardous compound with an isocyanate of unknown toxicity which could well be equally hazardous. In this spirit our Dr. Shen-chun Kuo... 

For some people, seeing spirits was the main reason for using cannabis. Meng Shen, a seventh-century physician, adds, however, that if anyone wanted to see spirits in this way, he would have to eat cannabis seeds for at least a hundred days. 

ZhongZhenAn Shen Ji (Heavy, settling, spirit-quieting formulas)... 

Representative formula Zhu Sha An Shen Wan (Cinnabar Quiet the Spirit Pills)... 

Zi Yang An Shen Ji (Enriching nourishing spirit-quieting formulas). 

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