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Courage-Boosting Decoction

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Courage-Boosting Decoction,Due to gallbladder deficiency and invasion by wind, the patient experiences heart palpitations and mental agitation, feeling as if in an isolated fortress besieged on all sides. Unable to sleep until dawn, the eyes are blurry and cannot see clearly, the ears are ringing and cannot hear properly, and the patient is unable to even close their eyelids for a moment.

Formulas Name : Courage-Boosting Decoction

Chinese Name : 助勇汤

Drug Formulation

Schizonepeta 3 qian, Angelica sinensis 3 qian, Saposhnikovia root 1 qian, Trichosanthes root 1 qian, Ligusticum wallichii 2 qian, Bamboo shavings 2 qian, Fructus Aurantii 3 qian, Angelica pubescens 3 qian.

Source

From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.

Benefits

Due to gallbladder deficiency and invasion by wind, the patient experiences heart palpitations and mental agitation, feeling as if in an isolated fortress besieged on all sides. Unable to sleep until dawn, the eyes are blurry and cannot see clearly, the ears are ringing and cannot hear properly, and the patient is unable to even close their eyelids for a moment.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Courage-Boosting Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.,Due to gallbladder deficiency and invasion by wind, the patient experiences heart palpitations and mental agitation, feeling as if in an isolated fortress besieged on all sides. Unable to sleep until dawn, the eyes are blurry and cannot see clearly, the ears are ringing and cannot hear properly, and the patient is unable to even close their eyelids for a moment.

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