Formulas · Calm the Spirit 安神 · Naeoesang Byeonhogron (內外傷辨惑論)
Cinnabar Calm the Spirit Pill
Jusaansin-hwan
한글 주사안신환 · Pinyin Zhu Sha An Shen Wan
Composition 構成
- Jusa朱砂 주사 · Cinnabar (toxic)2 g
Chief 君 see safety note - Hwangryeon黃連 황련 · Coptis6 g
Deputy 臣 - Saengjihwang生地黃 생지황 · Raw Rehmannia4 g
Assistant 佐 - Danggui當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica4 g
Assistant 佐 - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice4 g
Envoy 使
Total 20 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Weighs down and settles the agitated spirit
- Clears Heart fire and nourishes the Yin and Blood beneath it
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Heart fire blazing over deficient Yin-Blood
- Insomnia with racing agitation and palpitations
- Restless dreams with a red tongue tip
Biomedical correlates
- Historically used for severe agitation and insomnia
- Included here for exam and historical reference
Source text 原文
Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑
東垣曰, 熱淫所勝, 以黃連之苦寒去心煩ㆍ除濕熱爲君. 以甘草ㆍ生地黃之甘寒, 瀉火補氣ㆍ滋生陰血爲臣. 當歸補血不足, 朱砂納浮溜之火而安神明也. 黃連 六錢, 朱砂 五錢, 甘草ㆍ生乾地黃(酒洗) 各三錢半, 當歸(酒洗) 二錢半.
Translation
Dongyuan says: where heat excess prevails, coptis — bitter and cold — removes heart vexation and eliminates damp heat, and is the sovereign. Licorice and raw rehmannia — sweet and cold — drain the fire, supplement the Qi, and enrich and engender the Yin Blood, and are the ministers. Korean angelica supplements the Blood's insufficiency; and cinnabar draws in the fire that floats and drifts, and so quiets the spirit light. Coptis 6 don; cinnabar 5 don; licorice and wine-washed dried raw rehmannia, 3.5 don each; wine-washed Korean angelica 2.5 don. — Dongwon 東垣 (Donguibogam · Sin). Note on modern practice: cinnabar (朱砂) is a mercury sulfide, restricted in contemporary practice and omitted from modern preparations.