Calm-the-Heart Calamus Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.，For qi deficiency with palpitations; speaking causes fatigue and shortness of breath.
Calm-the-Heart Calamus Pills
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Formulas Name : Calm-the-Heart Calamus Pills
Chinese Name : 镇心牛黄丸
Drug Formulation
Bovine Bile (ground) 2 liang, Aster tataricus (stems and soil removed) 2 liang, Acorus tatarinowii 2 liang, Saposhnikovia divaricata (branches removed) 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang, Asarum sieboldii (stems and leaves removed) 1 liang, Sichuan pepper (seeds and closed pods removed; stir-fried until sweating) 1 liang, Poria cocos (wooden core removed) 1 liang, Aconite (roasted until cracked; skin and navel removed) 1 liang,Purple Quartz (ground) 1 liang, Fang Kui 1 liang, Iron Ore 1.5 fen, Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) 1.5 liang, Dried Ginger (roasted) 1.5 liang, Salvia Root 1 liang 1 fen, Polygala Root (with core removed) 1 liang 1 fen, Ophiopogon Tuber (with core removed, baked) 1 liang 1 fen, Licorice Root (roasted) 1 liang 1 fen.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 90.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For qi deficiency with palpitations; speaking causes fatigue and shortness of breath.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with rice water on an empty stomach, twice daily.
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Calm-the-Heart Calamus Pills,For qi deficiency with palpitations; speaking causes fatigue and shortness of breath.