Blood-Yin or because of the presence of a pathogenic factor which disturbs the Mind. Such
pathogenic factors may be stagnation of Qi, stasis of Blood, Fire, Phlegm-Fire or Empty-Heat.
The manifestations will be similar in both cases except that they will be milder if they are due
purely to a deficiency, without a pathogenic factor.
The main manifestations of unsettled Mind are anxiety, mental restlessness, insomnia in the
sense of waking up at night and agitation. In case of unsettled Ethereal Soul there will be in
addition, nightmares, irritability, absent-mindedness, depression and inability to plan one's life.
In cases of unsettled Corporeal Soul there will be anxiety with breathlessness and a feeling of
tightness of the chest, worrying a lot and some somatization of the emotions on the skin such as
itchy rashes.
The treatment principle for an unsettled Mind is to nourish Blood or Yin, eliminate pathogenic
factors and calm the Mind.
Blood Deficiency
Heart-Blood Deficiency
Treatment Principle
Tonify the Heart, nourish Blood and calm the Mind.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
BL-15 Xinshu, BL-44 Shentang, Ren-14 Juque, HE-7 Shenmen, P-7 Daling, Ren-4 Guanyuan,
ST-36 Zusanli, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, P-6 Neiguan and SP-4 Gongsun. Reinforcing method, moxa
may be applied.
Explanation
- BL-15, Back-Transporting point of the Heart, tonifies the Heart. It can be used with
direct moxa cones only. - BL-44 tonifies the Heart and calms the Mind.
- Ren-14, Front-Collecting point of the Heart, and HE-7 calm the Mind.
- P-7 strongly calms the Mind and would be needled in a case of severe anxiety.