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Tu Weisheng said: What is "Jing" (Fright)? It refers to the internal Hun (Ethereal Soul), Po (Corporeal Soul), and Shen (Spirit) of a person, which suddenly suffer from a frightening or terrifying event, thereby losing their normal state. Why do I say so? Hun is Yang Qi attached to Liver Blood; Po is a mass of blood substance, residing within Lung Qi, which is a drop of clear and lustrous Yin Blood emerging from between the Heart tissues. This is what is meant by "Yang attaching to Yin, and Yin attaching to Yang." If one suddenly encounters fright, then Hun and Po will fly away and scatter, and Shen will be lost. This constitutes a loss of Qi and Blood resulting from fright.

In ancient times, various physicians combined "Jing Feng" (Wind with Fright) into a single syndrome. Consequently, they mistook symptoms such as fever, irritability, and restlessness of mind associated with Wind as being similar to Jing, which was an error. Later practitioners, deeply regretting this error, swung to the opposite extreme, claiming that no disease called "Jing" exists. Asserting that Jing is purely a fabrication indicates that they have not conducted thorough investigations, thus remaining in error. In reality, Wind is Wind, and Jing is Jing. Wind cannot be equated with Jing, just as Jing cannot be equated with Wind. There are indeed cases where Wind precedes Jing, such as contracting cold wind followed by fright; there are also cases where Jing precedes Wind, such as suffering fright followed by contracting cold wind. However, these cases account for only one or two percent. How can all children suffering from Wind be categorized as Jing? How can all children suffering from Jing be categorized as Wind? Furthermore, how can all diseases of children be categorized as non-Jing?

Modern Western medicine prevails, asserting that humans cannot possibly suffer from "Jing Syndrome." Yet, let us ask: when we dream, we vaguely see things, vaguely remember things. We climb mountains and wade through water, jump over walls and scale cliffs, laugh and scold, worry and ponder, stroll leisurely, or feel hungry and thirsty needing food and drink. Who causes this? Most Western physicians cannot answer. Those who can answer merely attribute it to "neurological disorder," unaware of the functions of Hun, Po, and Shen.

Children's five Zang organs are not yet fully developed, although their limbs appear robust. Therefore, they are more susceptible to fright than adults. I have personally witnessed adults dying suddenly from fright without hope of rescue. I have also witnessed children who, after suffering fright, lost their appetite, became emaciated day by day, and failed to respond to numerous medicines, but were safely cured using the folk custom of "calling back the soul." Who caused this? Is it not the function of Hun, Po, and Shen?

For treating such conditions, I propose using herbs such as Radix Codonopsis Pilosae (Lushen), Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui), Radix Paeoniae Alba (Baishao), Succinum (Hupo), Cinnabaris (Zhusha), Poria Cum Radix Pini (Fushen), and Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis (Gancao). The rationale is that Lushen can attract scattered Qi, while Danggui and Baishao can replenish erratic Blood. Fearing sudden extravasation of Blood and dispersion of Spirit leading to blood stasis, I use Hupo, which can resolve stasis, calm the Hun, and stabilize the Po. I further use Zhushan to settle them and Fushen to tranquilize the mind. The goal is to ensure that Qi and Blood return to harmony, and that Shen, Hun, and Po reside peacefully in their respective dwellings, performing their inherent functions. Whether these insights are practically applicable remains to be seen.