Shen Jing Shuai Ruo Wan - Stress Reducing Pill

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Shen Jing Shuai Ruo Wan Herbal Formula Classifications and Usages

The herbal formula "shen jing shuai ruo wan" , 补脑养神片, which in english is "stress reducing pill", is categorized within the "calm the spirit" functional grouping and within the "nourish the heart and calm the spirit" sub-category.

You may also see this formula referenced by: Bu Nao Yang Shen Wan, Shen Jing Shuai Ruo Pian, Serenity and Tranquility Remedy.

Of many possible clinical applications, it may be considered to influence the following issues/symptoms:

  • For common variants of the modern western lifestyle - in Chinese Medicine terms, calms the spirit, balance liver and kidney yin, for a range of psycho-emotional and physical issues from chronic stress and mental overwork.  Symptoms may include insomnia, dizziness, inability to focus, memory problems, fatigue, palpitations, and/or tinnitus. 

Our shop contains shen jing shuai ruo wan from the following manufacturer:

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For many reasons such as availability, ecological choices, and/or price, each manufacturer or herbalist may well adjust the exact composition of a specific formula. Shen Jing Shuai Ruo Wan is generally comprised of the following herbs:

ViewCi Shi (Magnetite)

Anchors and calms the spirit - restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, tremors, especially with yin deficiency and ascending yang, dizziness, vertigo. Tonify the kidneys and liver - improve hearing an…

ViewDang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root)

Tonifies the blood, regulates menses - pallid, ashen complexion, tinnitus, blurred vision, palpitations, irregular menses, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea. Invigorates/harmonizes the blood, disperses cold …

ViewDan Shen (Salvia Root)

Invigorate blood, break up blood stasis in lower abdomen - dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, palpable masses, lochioschesis, pain due to blood stasis, chest/epigastric pain, soreness in the ribs due to liver…

ViewHe Huan Pi (Mimosa Tree Bark)

Calms the spirit, relieves constrained emotions - vexation, depression, insomnia, irritability, poor memory. Invigorates the blood, alleviates pain - pain and swelling due to trauma, abscesses. The…

ViewHe Shou Wu (Polygonum, Fleeceflower Root)

Tonifies liver and kidney, nourishes blood, augments essence - yin and/or blood deficiency w/dizziness, blurred vision, prematurely grey hair, weakness in the lower back and knees, sore limbs, insomn…

ViewHuang Jing (Siberian Solomon Seal Rhizome)

Tonify spleen qi and yin - with poor appetite, fatigue, dry mouth, loss of taste, dry stool, dry red tongue. Moistens the lungs - dry cough, little sputum due to lung qi and yin deficiency. Tonify …

ViewSuan Zao Ren (Sour Jujube Seed)

Nourishes heart yin, tonifies liver blood, quiets the spirit - irritability, insomnia, palpitations, anxiety due to blood or yin deficiency. Prevents abnormal sweating - spontaneous sweating, nights…

ViewWu Wei Zi (Schisandra Fruit/Seed)

Constrain leakage of lung qi, enriches kidney yin - chronic cough and wheezing due to kidney and lung deficiency. Tonify the kidneys, bind the essence, stop diarrhea - nocturnal emission, spermatorr…

ViewYuan Zhi (Senega Root)

Calms the spirit, quiets the heart - insomnia, palpitations, anxiety, restlessness. Expels phlegm from the lungs, clears the heart orifices - copious sputum, mental confusion, seizures. Reduces abs…

ViewZhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome)

Clears heat, drains fire - high fever, irritability, thirst, and a rapid flooding pulse in patterns of excessive heat in the lungs and/or stomach; cough due to lung heat with thick yellow sputum. No…

A single formula, alone, may not be sufficient to fully address a particular TCM diagnostic pattern. Formulas may be used alone, in combinations, and/or in stages. Shen Jing Shuai Ruo Wan is a candidate for consideration when needing to influence heart yin deficiency and/or kidney yin deficiency.

Shen Jing Shuai Ruo Wan may potentially be used, in coordination with a well tailored overall approach, to influence the following conditions: anxiety, attention deficit disorder (adhd - add), fatigue, insomnia, palpitations and/or tinnitus

As noted above, shen jing shuai ruo wan is within the calm the spirit functional group. And it appears within the sub-category "nourish the heart and calm the spirit", which contains the following formulas:

ViewAn Shen Bu Xin Wan (Calm the Shen and Supplement the Heart Pills)

Insomnia and palpitations Anxiety, possible difficulty with concentration Irritibility and restlessness Tinnitus

ViewGan Mai Da Zao Wan (Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Formula)

Anxiety/depression/manic issues with a tendency towards losing self-control (crying fits, excessive yawning, etc.) that result from the combination of heart yin deficiency and liver qi stagnation. I…

ViewPearl Powder (Pearl Powder)

ADD, ADHD, restlessness, trouble with focus or concentration.

ViewSuan Zao Ren Wan (Sour Jujube Decoction)

Shen related issues when arising from liver blood deficiency - anxiety, insomnia. Menopausal heat contributing to sleep and/or anxiety issues. Palpitations, night sweats, and general dryness.

ViewTian Wang Bu Xin Wan (Emperor of Heavens Special Pill to Tonify the Heart)

Anxiety, insomnia, irritability, night sweats, hot flashes, flushing or sensation of heat in the palms due to deficiency heat. Insomnia, poor memory, poor focus and concentration due to yin deficien…

All formulas in the primary category of "calm the spirit" are listed below.

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