治心实热，惊梦喜笑恐畏悸惧不安方。
淡竹沥（一升） 生地黄汁（一升） 石膏（八两） 芍药 白术 栀子仁 人参（各
三两）
赤石脂 紫菀 知母 茯神（各二两）
上十一味 咀，以水九升煮十味至二升七合，去滓，下竹沥更煎，取三升。若须利入
芒硝二两，去芍药，分三服。
治心实热，口干烦渴，眠卧不安方。
茯神 麦门冬（各三十六铢） 通草 升麻（各三十铢） 紫菀 桂心（各十八铢） 知
母（
一两） 赤石脂（四十二铢） 大枣（二十枚） 淡竹茹（鸡子大一枚）
上十味治，下筛为粗散，以绵裹方寸匕，井花水二升半，煮取九合，时动裹子，为一服
。日再。
治心热满烦闷惊恐方。
白芍药 远志 宿姜（各二两） 茯苓 知母 赤石脂 麦门冬 紫菀 石膏（各四十
二
铢人参（二十四铢） 桂心 麻黄 黄芩（各三十铢） 葳蕤（三十六铢） 甘草（十铢）
上十五味治，下筛为粗散，先以水五升，淡竹叶一升，煮取三升，去滓，煮散一方寸匕
，牢以绢裹煮时动之，煎取八合，为一服。日再。
治不能食，胸中满膈上逆气闷热方∶
灸心俞二七壮，小儿减半。
心 虚 寒
左手寸口人迎以前脉阴虚者，手少阴经也。病苦悸恐不乐，心腹痛难以言，心如寒恍惚
，名曰心虚寒也。
Formula for treating Heart Excess-Heat, characterized by palpitations, nightmares, excessive laughter, fear, startle, and restlessness.
Dan Zhu Li (Bamboo Sap, 1 sheng) Sheng Di Huang Zhi (Fresh Rehmannia Juice, 1 sheng) Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 8 liang) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Zhizi Ren (Gardeniae Semen) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (each 3 liang)
Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubra) Ziwan (Asternatis Radix) Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) Fushen (Poria with Hostwood) (each 2 liang)
The above eleven ingredients are cut into pieces. Boil the first ten ingredients in 9 sheng of water until reduced to 2.7 sheng. Strain out the dregs, add Dan Zhu Li (Bamboo Sap), and boil again to obtain 3 sheng. If purgation is required, add Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas, 2 liang) and remove Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix). Divide into three doses.
Formula for treating Heart Excess-Heat, characterized by dry mouth, vexatious thirst, and restless sleep.
Fushen (Poria with Hostwood) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix) (each 36 zhu) Tongcao (Tetrapanacis Medulla) Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (each 30 zhu) Ziwan (Asternatis Radix) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) (each 18 zhu) Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 1 liang) Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubra, 42 zhu) Dazao (Jujubae Fructus, 20 pieces) Dan Zhuru (Bamboo Shavings, size of one chicken egg)
Process the above ten ingredients and sieve them into a coarse powder. Wrap an amount equivalent to a "fangcun bi" (a square-inch scoop) in silk. Boil in 2.5 sheng of well water drawn at dawn until reduced to 0.9 sheng. Shake the packet occasionally during boiling. This constitutes one dose. Take twice daily.
Formula for treating Heat in the Heart causing chest fullness, vexation, startle, and fear.
Baishaoyao (White Paeonia Root) Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix) Sujiang (Old Ginger) (each 2 liang) Fuling (Poria) Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) Chishizhi (Halloysit Rubra) Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix) Ziwan (Asternatis Radix) Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) (each 42 zhu) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 24 zhu) Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus) Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) (each 30 zhu) Weirui (Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma, 36 zhu) Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 10 zhu)
Process the above fifteen ingredients and sieve them into a coarse powder. First, boil 5 sheng of water with 1 sheng of Dan Zhuye (Bamboo Leaves) until reduced to 3 sheng. Strain out the dregs. Add one fangcun bi of the coarse powder, wrap firmly in silk, and boil while shaking constantly until reduced to 0.8 sheng. This constitutes one dose. Take twice daily.
For treating inability to eat, chest fullness, rebellious Qi rising from the diaphragm, and stifling heat:
Moxibustion on Xinshu (BL-15, Heart Shu) 14 moxa cones; reduce the dose by half for children.
Heart Deficiency-Cold Syndrome
When the pulse at the Yin position before the Renying point (Renying) on the left Cun Kou (Radial Artery) indicates Yin deficiency, it involves the Hand-Shaoyin (Heart) Meridian. The patient suffers from palpitations, fear, and unhappiness; heart and abdominal pain that is difficult to describe; a sensation of cold in the heart; and mental confusion or trance. This is termed Heart Deficiency-Cold.