Enhanced Calming the Mind Pills

Enhanced Calming the Mind Pills,For weakness and exhaustion, mental confusion, mental fogginess, qi deficiency, forgetfulness, and palpitations.

Formulas Name : Enhanced Calming the Mind Pills

Chinese Name : 加味宁志丸

Drug Formulation

Poria cocos (peeled), Ginseng, Polygala tenuifolia (soaked in licorice decoction until softened, then the woody core removed), Acorus tatarinowii (9-cun sections, soaked in rice washing water), Coptis chinensis (hairs removed), Ziziphus jujuba seeds (soaked in water, red skin removed), Biota orientalis seeds (shells removed as per standard method) 1 liang; Angelica sinensis (washed with wine) 8 qian; Rehmannia glutinosa (washed with wine) 8 qian;Muxiang 4 qian (unroasted), Cinnabar (ground and water-washed) 1 liang 2 qian (half for the formula, half as a coating).

Source

From *Fushou Jingfang*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For weakness and exhaustion, mental confusion, mental fogginess, qi deficiency, forgetfulness, and palpitations.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–60 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of Ophiopogon (with the core removed) taken on an empty stomach.

Enhanced Calming the Mind Pills,From *Fushou Jingfang*.,For weakness and exhaustion, mental confusion, mental fogginess, qi deficiency, forgetfulness, and palpitations.

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