治其人思虑过度，伤其神明。或更因思虑过度，暗生内热，其心肝之血，消耗日甚，以致心火肝气，上冲
头部，扰乱神经，致神经失其所司，知觉错乱，以是为非，以非为是，而不至于疯狂过甚者。
龙眼肉（八钱） 柏子仁（五钱） 生龙骨（五钱，捣碎） 生牡蛎（五钱，捣碎） 远志（二钱，不炙）
生地黄（六钱） 天门冬（四钱） 甘松（二钱） 生麦芽（三钱） 菖蒲（二钱） 甘草（钱半） 镜
面朱砂（三分，研细用头次煎药汤两次送服） 磨取铁锈浓水煎药。
此乃养神明、滋心血、理肝气、清虚热之方也。龙眼肉色赤入心，且多津液，最能滋补血分，兼能保合心
气之耗散，故以之为主药∶柏子仁多含油质，故善养肝，兼能镇肝，又与龙骨、牡蛎
之善于敛戢肝火肝气者同用，则肝火肝气自不挟心火上升，以扰乱神经也；用生地黄者，取其能泻上焦之虚热，
更能助龙眼肉生血也；用天门冬者，取其凉润之性，能清心宁神，即以开燥痰也；用远志、菖蒲者，取其能开
心窍、利痰涎，且能通神明也；用朱砂、铁锈水者，以其皆能镇安神经，又能定心平肝也；用生麦芽者，诚以
肝为将军之官，中寄相火，若但知敛之镇之，或激动其响应之力，故又加生麦芽，以将顺其性，盖麦芽炒用能
消食，生用则善舒肝气也。至于甘松，其性在中医用之以清热、开瘀、逐痹；在西医则推为安养神经之妙药，
而兼能治霍乱转筋，盖神经不失其所司，则筋可不转，此亦足见安养神经之效也。
Indicated for conditions where excessive mental exertion damages the Shen (Spirit/Mind). Or, further due to excessive mental exertion, latent internal heat is generated, causing the blood of the Heart and Liver to be consumed increasingly day by day. This results in Heart Fire and Liver Qi rushing upward to the head, disturbing the nerves, causing the nerves to lose their normal control, leading to disordered perception, mistaking the right for wrong and the wrong for right, yet not reaching the severe stage of madness.
Longan Aril (8 qian) [Shan Yuan Rou]
Semen Platycladi (5 qian) [Bai Zi Ren]
Raw Dragon Bone (5 qian, crushed) [Sheng Long Gu]
Raw Oyster Shell (5 qian, crushed) [Sheng Mu Li]
Radix Polygalae (2 qian, unroasted) [Yuan Zhi]
Raw Rehmanniae Radix (6 qian) [Sheng Di Huang]
Asparagi Rhizome (4 qian) [Tian Dong]
Nardostachys Root (2 qian) [Gan Song]
Raw Malt (3 qian) [Sheng Mai Ya]
Acorus Rhizome (2 qian) [Shi Chang Pu]
Licorice Root (1.5 qian) [Gan Cao]
Mirror-face Cinnabar (3 fen, finely ground, taken twice with the decoction from the first boiling) [Jing Mian Zhu Sha]
Decoct with thick water containing rust from iron filings.
This is a formula that nourishes the Shen, tonifies Heart Blood, regulates Liver Qi, and clears deficient heat. Longan Aril is red in color and enters the Heart meridian, and contains abundant fluids; it is most effective in tonifying the blood aspect and also helps consolidate the dispersion of Heart Qi; therefore, it is used as the principal herb. Semen Platycladi contains much oil, thus it is good at nourishing the Liver and also has the ability to subdue the Liver. When used together with Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell, which are adept at restraining Liver Fire and Liver Qi, the Liver Fire and Liver Qi will naturally not carry Heart Fire upward to disturb the nerves. Raw Rehmanniae Radix is used for its ability to drain deficient heat from the Upper Jiao and to assist Longan Aril in generating blood. Asparagi Rhizome is used for its cool and moistening nature, which can clear the Heart and calm the Spirit, thereby opening dry phlegm. Radix Polygalae and Acorus Rhizome are used for their ability to open the orifices of the Heart, promote the discharge of phlegm, and facilitate the communication of the Shen. Cinnabar and iron rust water are used because both can stabilize the nerves and calm the Heart while soothing the Liver. Raw Malt is used precisely because the Liver is regarded as the General Officer, within which Ministerial Fire resides. If one only knows how to restrain and subdue it, it may provoke a reactive force; therefore, Raw Malt is added to follow its natural disposition. Generally, roasted malt aids digestion, while raw malt is excellent at soothing Liver Qi. As for Nardostachys Root, in Traditional Chinese Medicine it is used to clear heat, resolve stasis, and dispel bi-syndrome; in Western medicine, it is highly regarded as an excellent drug for nourishing and calming the nerves, and also treats cholera with muscle spasms (convulsions). Since the nerves retain their normal function, muscle spasms will not occur, which sufficiently demonstrates the efficacy of nourishing and calming the nerves.