Cinnabar and Polygala Pills

Cinnabar and Polygala Pills,For palpitations. For postpartum stroke-induced mania, restlessness when lying down or sitting up, or phlegm and saliva surging upward.

Formulas Name : Cinnabar and Polygala Pills

Chinese Name : 辰砂远志丸

Drug Formulation

Acorus tatarinowii (remove filaments, wash) 1 liang; Polygala tenuifolia (remove core, wash, chop, stir-fry until yellow) 1 liang; Panax ginseng (remove root stalk) 1 liang; Poria cocos (remove woody core) 1 liang; Ligusticum chuanxiong 1 liang; Dioscorea opposita 1 liang; iron powder 1 liang; Ophiopogon japonicus (soak in water, remove core) 1 liang;Tianma 1 liang, Pinellia Fermented with Rice Malt 1 liang, Southern Pinellia (chopped into dice-sized pieces, stir-fried with wheat bran until yellow) 1 liang, White Aconite Root (raw) 1 liang, Asarum (leaves removed) half a liang, Cinnabar (water-washed) half a liang.

Source

*Ben Shi*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Extract the juice from 5 liang of fresh ginger, mix it with water, and boil until it forms a paste. Shape into pills the size of mung beans. Coat each pill separately with cinnabar and let them dry.

Benefits

For palpitations. For postpartum stroke-induced mania, restlessness when lying down or sitting up, or phlegm and saliva surging upward.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, washed down with ginger soup before bedtime; reduce the dose for children.

Cinnabar and Polygala Pills,*Ben Shi*, Volume 2.,For palpitations. For postpartum stroke-induced mania, restlessness when lying down or sitting up, or phlegm and saliva surging upward.

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