Calm Spirit

Therapeutic Actions

1. Helps alleviate stress-associated emotions, e.g., anxiety, depression, anger

2. Relieves insomnia, restlessness, dizziness, spontaneous sweating, constipation due to stress, dryness of the mouth, and poor memory

Chinese Therapeutic Effects

• Calms spirit

• Nourishes heart yin

• Nourishes the blood

• Moistens the intestines

Administration

Internal: 3 capsules TID

• 90 capsules, 750mg, 10-day supply

• 270 capsules, 750mg, 30-day supply

Contraindications: Individuals with spleen Qi deficiency should take with caution, as loose stools or diarrhea may result.

Ingredients

Three capsules contain:

• Taurine – 450mg

• L-Taurine

• Magnesium glycinate – 150mg

• Herbs (1,650mg):

  • Biota seed (bai zi ren)

  • White Peony root (bai shao)

  • Tang Kuei root (dang gui)

  • Fu Shen sclerotium (fu shen)

  • Polygala root (yuan zhi)

  • Zizyphus seed (suan zao ren)

  • Ophiopogon tuber (mai men dong)

  • Codonopsis root (dang shen)

  • Amber resin (hu po)

Formula Rationale

Calm Spirit is based on the traditional formula, Heart Stabilizing Pills (Ding Xin Wan). It is intended to treat patients with deficiency of heart yin. Individuals who experience prolonged mental stress may suffer from insomnia, restlessness, loss of memory, dizziness, and sometimes constipation. The ingredients aim to:

• Tonify heart Qi and yin: Biota (bai zi ren), Polygala (yuan zhi)

• Tonify and nourish the blood: Tang Kuei (dang gui)

• Calm the heart and spirit: Biota (bai zi ren), Fu-shen, Zizyphus (suan zao ren), Amber (hu po)

• Moisten the intestines: Biota, Tang Kuei, Ophiopogon (mai men dong)

• Remove heat from the heart: Ophiopogon (mai men dong), Codonopsis (dang shen)

• Tonify Qi and generate fluids: Codonopsis (dang shen)

Because stress may also induce anger, Amber (hu po) and White Peony (bai shao) help remove liver stagnation.

Magnesium is a natural tranquilizer and vasodilator, calming nervous activity and acting as a catalyst in mitochondrial energy production. Taurine is used to control heart arrhythmia and hypertension, particularly under stress.