Cinnabar Secret Elixir,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For deficiency of heart qi.
Cinnabar Secret Elixir
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Formulas Name : Cinnabar Secret Elixir
Chinese Name : 辰砂秘真丹
Drug Formulation
Half a liang of cinnabar (finely ground, washed with water), 1 liang of Daizhashi (calcined, quenched in vinegar 7 times, ground separately), 1 liang of Silla ginseng (root base removed), 1 liang of Poria (wooden core removed), half a liang of red ochre (calcined, ground separately), and half a liang of lotus seed hearts.
Source
From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of a tung tree seed using glutinous rice wrappers.
Benefits
For deficiency of heart qi.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with decocted ginseng broth, on an empty stomach as a regular regimen.
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Cinnabar Secret Elixir,For deficiency of heart qi.