| Term | calms spirit |
| Alternate Terms | calms the spirit;spirit-calming |
| Definition | In traditional Chinese medicine, this describes herbs or actions that stabilize the shen or mind, reducing anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, or emotional turbulence by nourishing heart qi or yin. |
| Category | TCM |
| Context | Used in TCM materia medica to classify remedies that anchor or nourish the spirit for mental-emotional balance. |
| Etymology | Direct translation of the TCM therapeutic action 'an shen' referring to pacifying the heart-mind. |
| Examples | insomnia;palpitations;anxiety;restlessness |
| Related Terms | nourishes heart yin; tonifies qi; generates fluids; shen disturbance |
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