Calm the Spirit and Nourish the Heart Pills

Calm the Spirit and Nourish the Heart Pills,For insomnia, forgetfulness, dizziness, tinnitus, and palpitations caused by excessive worry or neurasthenia.

Formulas Name : Calm the Spirit and Nourish the Heart Pills

Chinese Name : 安神补心丸

Drug Formulation

Salvia miltiorrhiza 30 liang, Schisandra chinensis (roasted) 15 liang, Acorus tatarinowii 10 liang, Pearl oyster shell (calcined) 200 liang, Polygonum multiflorum 50 liang, Eclipta prostrata 30 liang, Albizia julibrissin bark 30 liang, Rehmannia glutinosa (raw) 25 liang, Cuscuta chinensis 30 liang, Ligustrum lucidum (roasted) 40 liang.

Source

*Manual of Chinese Herbal Formulations*.

Processing

Grind Salvia miltiorrhiza and Acorus tatarinowii into a fine powder. Take a portion of this powder and crush it together with Schisandra chinensis; after drying, grind it into a fine powder and mix it evenly with the Salvia miltiorrhiza powder and other ingredients. Crush Cuscuta chinensis. Take the seven ingredients including Pearl Shell and extract them twice using the decoction method to produce approximately 65 liang of thick paste. Form into pills, with each liang yielding about 200 pills.

Benefits

For insomnia, forgetfulness, dizziness, tinnitus, and palpitations caused by excessive worry or neurasthenia.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, three times daily; or as directed by a physician, taking them with warm water.

Calm the Spirit and Nourish the Heart Pills,*Manual of Chinese Herbal Formulations*.,For insomnia, forgetfulness, dizziness, tinnitus, and palpitations caused by excessive worry or neurasthenia.

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