Formulas · Calm the Spirit 安神 · Donguibogam · Naegyeong (Spirit)

Emperor of Heaven Tonify the Heart Elixir

Cheonwangbosim-dan

한글 천왕보심단 · Pinyin Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

天王補心丹

Composition 構成

Saengjihwang Sheng Di Huang
生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia

16 g
Chief 君
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

8 g
Deputy 臣
Cheonmundong Tian Men Dong
天門冬 천문동 · Asparagus Root

8 g
Deputy 臣
Maekmundong Mai Men Dong
麥門冬 맥문동 · Liriope

8 g
Deputy 臣
Baekjain Bai Zi Ren
柏子仁 백자인 · Arborvitae Seed

8 g
Deputy 臣
Sanjoin Suan Zao Ren
酸棗仁 산조인 · Sour Jujube Seed

8 g
Deputy 臣
Insam Ren Shen
人蔘 인삼 · Ginseng

4 g
Assistant 佐
Hyeonsam Xuan Shen
玄參 현삼 · Scrophularia

4 g
Assistant 佐
Dansam Dan Shen
丹參 단삼 · Salvia

4 g
Assistant 佐
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

4 g
Assistant 佐
Omija Wu Wei Zi
五味子 오미자 · Schisandra

4 g
Assistant 佐
Wonji Yuan Zhi
遠志 원지 · Polygala

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gilgyeong Jie Geng
桔梗 길경 · Platycodon

4 g
Envoy 使

Total 84 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Actions 效能

Nourishes Heart Yin and Blood
Clears deficiency heat
Calms the spirit and settles the mind

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Heart and Kidney Yin deficiency with restless spirit
Insomnia with vivid dreams and palpitations
Poor memory with mouth sores and night sweats

Biomedical correlates

Insomnia in overworked patients
Anxiety with heat signs
Palpitations with mental exhaustion

Clinical commentary 臨床

The formula for the scholar's insomnia — a mind burning through its own reserves. Amounts shown are pill proportions; Gilgyeong is the boat that carries the whole cargo up to the Heart. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.