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Amber Sleep-Inducing Pills,For forgetfulness and mental confusion; insomnia due to deficiency of the spirit; liver yang rising excessively; the heart spirit failing to maintain its composure; and palpitations and anxiety.

Formulas Name : Amber Sleep-Inducing Pills

Chinese Name : 琥珀多寐丸

Drug Formulation

Genuine Amber, genuine antelope horn (finely chopped), ginseng, Poria cocos (with the core removed), Polygala tenuifolia (processed), and licorice—each in equal parts.

Source

*Yi Tong*, Volume 70.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with pig’s heart blood and refined honey to form pills the size of a water lily seed, then coat with gold leaf.

Benefits

For forgetfulness and mental confusion; insomnia due to deficiency of the spirit; liver yang rising excessively; the heart spirit failing to maintain its composure; and palpitations and anxiety.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time, chewed and swallowed with Lampwick Decoction.

Amber Sleep-Inducing Pills,*Yi Tong*, Volume 70.,For forgetfulness and mental confusion; insomnia due to deficiency of the spirit; liver yang rising excessively; the heart spirit failing to maintain its composure; and palpitations and anxiety.

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