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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of manic behavior |
| Sheng Tie Luo Yin Iron Filings Decoction |
Calms the Heart; Eliminates Phlegm; Calms the Mind. | Phlegm-Fire affecting the Heart. | Bad temper; Extreme emotional instability; Insomnia; Irritability; Lancinating headache; Manic behavior; Restlessness; Aggressiveness; Scream, yelling at people for no apparent reason; Scarlet red tongue with a greasy-yellow coating; Rapid-Wiry pulse (Shu Xian). |
| Dang Gui Long Hui Wan Angelica-Gentiana-Aloe Pill; Tangkuei, Gentiana Longdancao and Aloe Pill |
Drains Fire from the Liver and Gall-Bladder. | Full-Heat and toxins, or Fire collecting in the Liver and Gall-Bladder. Severe conditions which require to relieve toxicity and purge Full-Heat. | Cholecystitis; Delirious speech; Dizziness; Headache; Manic behavior; Restlessness; Constipation; Dark urine; Scarlet red tongue with a Dry-Yellow coating; Rapid-Wiry pulse (Shu Xian); Rapid-Wiry-Overflowing pulse (Shu Xian Hong). |
| She Dan Chen Pi San Unknown |
Calms cough; Clears Phlegm-Heat; Transforms Phlegm-Heat; Calms the Mind. | 1) Wind-Heat and Phlegm-Heat disturbing the Lungs. 2) Disturbance of the Heart due to Phlegm-Heat obstructing the orifices. | Acute bronchitis; Acute pneumonia; Epilepsy (grand mal seizure, petit mal seizure); High fever; Hysteria; Manic behavior; Pertussis; Productive cough; Dyspnea; General discomfort; Loss of consciousness; Oppression of the chest. |