Formula for Calming the Mind, Promoting Sleep, and Enhancing Mental Clarity

Formula for Calming the Mind, Promoting Sleep, and Enhancing Mental Clarity,For heart wind, excessive sleep caused by wind-dampness, or excessive sleep due to mental confusion.

Formulas Name : Formula for Calming the Mind, Promoting Sleep, and Enhancing Mental Clarity

Chinese Name : 镇心省睡益智方

Drug Formulation

50 liang of Polygala (with the core removed), 8 liang of Amomum, and 8 liang of Acorus.

Source

*Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 16.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For heart wind, excessive sleep caused by wind-dampness, or excessive sleep due to mental confusion.

Instructions for Use

Take one fangcun bi per dose, washed down with strong wine. Effective after 100 days.

Formula for Calming the Mind, Promoting Sleep, and Enhancing Mental Clarity,*Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 16.,For heart wind, excessive sleep caused by wind-dampness, or excessive sleep due to mental confusion.

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