Fright may lead to insomnia and palpitations, etc. Chinese medicine practitioners will recognize and treat the symptoms according to the tongue and pulse, and commonly used prescriptions include Tranquilizing the Spirit and Tingzhi Pill, Huanglian Wengdian Tang, and Chaihu Longbiao and Oyster Tang.
The addition and subtraction of Tranquilizing the Spirit and Tingzhi Pill can treat heart, gallbladder and qi deficiency in insomnia. Clinical manifestations include insomnia due to deficiency annoyance (caused by deficiency heat in the body), palpitations and fearfulness, easy to be frightened, accompanied by shortness of breath and self-sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating when moving slightly), and fatigue; the tongue is pale, and the pulse is thin and stringy. It may benefit Qi to calm fright and tranquilize the mind.
Huanglian Wengdian Tang plus subtractions can treat palpitation with phlegm-fire disturbing the heart syndrome, which is characterized by susceptibility to fright, heart and chest constipation and distension, disturbed and dreamy heart, dry and bitter mouth, constipation, and short and reddish urine (urine is small in volume and dark yellow in color), which can clear away heat and resolve phlegm and tranquilize the heart and tranquilize the mind.
The addition and subtraction of Gui Zhi Gan Cao Long Bone and Oyster Tang can treat palpitation with deficiency of heart yang, which is characterized by palpitation and restlessness, easy to be frightened, chest tightness and shortness of breath, especially when moving, which can warm and tonify heart yang, calm the mind and settle palpitation.
The adverse effects of the above formula are not clear. Clinical not limited to the above evidence type, need to be in the professional doctor under the guidance of the identification of drugs, do not take medication without authorization.