Cinnabar and Poria Pill

Cinnabar and Poria Pill,For restlessness of mind and mental confusion due to wind-deficiency.

Formulas Name : Cinnabar and Poria Pill

Chinese Name : 丹砂茯神丸

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar (ground separately) 1 liang, Poria (wood removed) 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang, Dried Scorpions 21 (whole, cleaned of dirt, stir-fried), Ox Bile (ground separately) half a liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 14.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and shape into pills the size of a paulownia seed using refined honey.

Benefits

For restlessness of mind and mental confusion due to wind-deficiency.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills at a time, washed down with warm gold-silver-peppermint decoction; dissolving them in ginseng decoction is also acceptable.

Cinnabar and Poria Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 14.,For restlessness of mind and mental confusion due to wind-deficiency.

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