Description
Ding Zhi Xiao Wan (Mind-Stabilizing Minor Pill), from Important Formulas Worth A Thousand Gold Pieces for Emergency (Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang).
Actions: Calm and stabilize the mind, boost qi, and supplement the heart
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of deficient timidness of the heart and gallbladder, with mental confusion, restlessness of heart spirit, palpitation, forgetfulness, profuse nightmare, easier to be timid and afraid, or mania and dizziness
Category: Formulas That Nourish the Heart and Calm the Mind.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 643.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 9 g
|
9g | 30% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 9 g
|
9g | 30% | — | |
|
Shi Chang Pu
as printed: Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii (shi chang pu) 6 g
|
6g | 20% | — | |
|
Yuan Zhi
as printed: Radix Polygalae (yuan zhi) 6 g
|
6g | 20% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net slightly warm (+0.70)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 30%, warm 70%.
Taste
- pungent 20%
- sweet 30%
- bitter 35%
- bland 15%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Heart 100%
- Lung 80%
- Kidney 80%
- Spleen 60%
- Stomach 20%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into powder, mix with honey, and make into pills as size of phoenix tree seed, and take orally, 3 g each time, 3 times a day
Relationships
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- Huan Shao Di Huang Wan = this formula + You Gui Yin + Du Qi Wan + Ba Ji Tian, Da Zao, He Shou Wu, Niu Xi, Suo Yang and Xiao Hui Xiang
- Nao Wei Kang Wan = this formula + Ren Shen Chong Cao Tang + Ba Ji Tian, Bai Zhi, Bai Zhu, Bi Xie, Dan Shen, Du Zhong, E Zhu, Gou Qi Zi, Gou Teng, He Shou Wu, Hong Hua, Nu Zhen Zi, San Leng, San Qi, Shan Yao, Shan Zha, Shan Zhu Yu, Sheng Di Huang, Shu Di Huang, Suo Yang, Tian Ma, Tu Si Zi, Xi Yang Shen, Yi Mu Cao, Yi Zhi Ren and Yin Xing Ye
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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