Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Nourishing the Blood

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Nourishing the Blood,Manic-depressive disorder.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Nourishing the Blood

Chinese Name : 清心养血汤

Drug Formulation

1 qian of ginseng, 1 qian of white atractylodes, 1 qian of poria, 1 qian of polygala (soaked in water to remove slime), 1 qian of jujube seed (roasted), 1 qian and 5 fen of angelica, 1 qian of chuanxiong, 1 qian of raw rehmannia, and 5 fen of licorice.

Source

*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients to make one dose.

Benefits

Manic-depressive disorder.

Instructions for Use

Add 5 longan fruits; decoct in 2 zhan of water until reduced to 8 fen; take on an empty stomach.

Decoction for Clearing the Heart and Nourishing the Blood,*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.,Manic-depressive disorder.

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