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Divine Heart-Nourishing Pill

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Divine Heart-Nourishing Pill,Deficiency of heart qi, mental instability, a dazed and easily startled state, restlessness due to deficiency, insomnia, a withdrawn disposition, aversion to human voices, and all symptoms of heart deficiency.

Formulas Name : Divine Heart-Nourishing Pill

Chinese Name : 神明补心丹

Drug Formulation

Polygala (seed removed) 8 qian, Purple Quartz (finely ground) 8 qian, Acorus (dried) 8 qian, Prepared Rehmannia 0.5 liang, Poria (peeled) 0.5 liang, Ophiopogon (core removed) 4 qian, Selaginella (roots and soil removed) 4 qian, Ginseng (root tip removed) 4 qian,Salvia miltiorrhiza 4 qian, Astragalus membranaceus 4 qian, Atractylodes macrocephala 4 qian, Alisma orientale 4 qian, Cornus officinalis 4 qian, Saposhnikovia divaricata 4 qian, Gentiana macrophylla 4 qian, Platycodon grandiflorus 4 qian, Taxus chinensis seed 2.5 qian, Zingiber officinale (Sichuan) 2.5 qian, Dioscorea opposita (dried) 2 qian, Cynanchum atratum 2 qian, Paeonia lactiflora 2 qian, Gypsum fibrosum (finely ground) 2 qian,Iron Powder (finely ground) 2 qian, Shenqu (roasted) 2 qian, Angelica sinensis 2 qian, Pinellia (processed with ginger) 2 qian, Moutan Bark 2 qian, Cinnabar (finely ground) 4 qian.

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix in cinnabar until evenly distributed, combine with refined honey to form pills, making 10 pills per liang, and coat them with cinnabar.

Benefits

Deficiency of heart qi, mental instability, a dazed and easily startled state, restlessness due to deficiency, insomnia, a withdrawn disposition, aversion to human voices, and all symptoms of heart deficiency.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, dissolved in decocted ginseng soup; warm wine may also be used. Take at any time.

Divine Heart-Nourishing Pill,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 6.,Deficiency of heart qi, mental instability, a dazed and easily startled state, restlessness due to deficiency, insomnia, a withdrawn disposition, aversion to human voices, and all symptoms of heart deficiency.

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