治心气不定，五脏不足，甚者忧忧愁愁不乐，忽忽喜忘，朝瘥暮剧，暮瘥朝
发；及因事有所大惊，梦寐不祥，登高涉险，致神魂不安，惊悸恐怯。
菖蒲(炒) 远志(去心，姜汁淹，各二两） 茯苓 茯神 人参（各三两） 辰砂(为衣)
上为末，蜜丸，如梧子大。每服五十丸，米汤下。一方，去茯神，名开心散，饮服二钱匕，不以时。
治喜忘恍惚。破积聚，止痛，安神定志，聪明耳目。
菖蒲(炒) 远志(去心，姜汁淹，炒) 人参 桔梗(炒) 牛膝(酒浸，各一两一分） 桂心
三分） 茯苓（一两三分） 附子(炮去皮脐，一两)
上末，蜜丸，如梧子大。每服三十丸，温酒、米汤下，食前服。
虚烦者，方论中所谓心虚烦闷是也。大抵阴虚生内热，阳盛生外热，外热曰燥，内热曰
烦，此不分而分也。伤寒大病不复常，霍乱吐泻之后，皆使人心虚烦闷，妇人产蓐，多有此
病。其证内烦，身不觉热，头目昏疼，口干咽燥，不渴，清清不寐，皆虚烦也。方例有虚烦
近伤寒之说，不可不辨。又平人自汗，小便频并，遗泄白浊，皆忧烦过度之所致。伤寒属外
因，忧烦属内因，霍乱兼不内外因，学人当辨析而调治。
治心虚烦闷，头疼短气，内热不解，心中闷乱；及妇人产后心虚惊悸，烦闷欲绝。
麦门冬(去心) 小麦（各二两半） 甘草(炙，一两） 人参 白茯苓（各一两半） 半夏(汤洗七
次，二两）
上为锉散。每服四大钱，水二盏，姜七片，枣三枚，淡竹茹一块如指大，煎七分，去滓
，食前服。虚劳烦闷，尤宜服之。
Treats unsettled Heart Qi, deficiency of the Five Zang organs. In severe cases, it manifests as chronic sorrow and unhappiness, mental confusion, and forgetfulness; symptoms may improve in the morning and worsen in the evening, or improve in the evening and recur in the morning. It also treats conditions caused by sudden fright, ominous dreams, climbing heights, or traversing dangerous terrain, which lead to an unsettled spirit and soul, palpitations, and timidity.
Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, stir-fried) Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed, soaked in ginger juice, each 2 liang) Fuling (Poria) Fushen (Poria with Hostwood) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, each 3 liang) Chensha (Cinnabar, used as coating)
Grind the above into powder, form pills with honey, size of Wutong seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with rice soup. Another prescription removes Fushen and is named Kaixin San (Open the Heart Powder); take 2 qianbi per dose, at any time.
Treats forgetfulness and mental vagueness. Breaks up accumulations and masses, relieves pain, calms the spirit and stabilizes the will, and improves hearing and vision.
Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, stir-fried) Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed, soaked in ginger juice, stir-fried) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, stir-fried) Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, wine-soaked, each 1 liang 1 fen) Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex, 3 fen) Fuling (Poria, 1 liang 3 fen) Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, skin and navel removed, 1 liang)
Grind the above into powder, form pills with honey, size of Wutong seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or rice soup, taken before meals.
Xu Fan (Deficiency Heat/Restlessness) refers to what the formula treatises call Heart deficiency with vexation and oppression. Generally speaking, Yin deficiency generates internal heat, while Yang excess generates external heat. External heat is termed "Zao" (Dryness), and internal heat is termed "Fan" (Vexation); this distinction is subtle yet significant. After a major Shanghan (Cold Damage) illness, when the body has not returned to its normal state, or after Huoluan (Colic with vomiting and diarrhea), these conditions often cause Heart deficiency with vexation and oppression. Women after childbirth frequently suffer from this disease. The symptoms include internal vexation without feeling hot on the body, dizziness and headache, dry mouth and throat without thirst, and wakefulness with inability to sleep; all are manifestations of Xu Fan. There is a notion in formula examples that Xu Fan is close to Shanghan, which must be carefully distinguished. Additionally, spontaneous sweating in healthy individuals, frequent urination accompanied by seminal emission and white turbid discharge, are all caused by excessive worry and vexation. Shanghan belongs to external causes, worry and vexation belong to internal causes, and Huoluan involves both internal and non-internal causes. Scholars should analyze and treat accordingly.
Treats Heart deficiency with vexation and oppression, headache, shortness of breath, unresolved internal heat, and mental restlessness; as well as Heart deficiency with palpitations and extreme vexation in women after childbirth.
Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, heart removed) Xiaomai (Tritici Fructus, each 2.5 liang) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, 1 liang) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Bai Fuling (Poria, each 1.5 liang) Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed seven times in boiling water, 2 liang)
Cut the above into coarse pieces for a powder. Take 4 qian per dose, add 2 zhan of water, 7 slices of fresh ginger, 3 dates, and a piece of Danzhuru (Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam) the size of a finger. Decoct until reduced to 7/10, strain, and take before meals. This is especially suitable for those with Xu Lao (Deficiency Consumption) and vexation.