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Ginseng and Pinellia Pills,In cases of heart deficiency, when startle-induced qi is disturbed and wind-pathogen takes advantage of the vulnerability to invade—whether due to qi disturbance, startle, or a slight fever entering the Heart Meridian—the patient will experience mental confusion, excessive salivation, and twitching of the hands and feet, resembling the symptoms of wind.

Formulas Name : Ginseng and Pinellia Pills

Chinese Name : 人参南星丸

Drug Formulation

Raw Tiannanxing, raw Baifuzi, white Poria, Tianma, ginseng, Polygala root, and roasted Ziziphus jujuba seeds—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a paste of mint and water; coat with raw cinnabar.

Benefits

In cases of heart deficiency, when startle-induced qi is disturbed and wind-pathogen takes advantage of the vulnerability to invade—whether due to qi disturbance, startle, or a slight fever entering the Heart Meridian—the patient will experience mental confusion, excessive salivation, and twitching of the hands and feet, resembling the symptoms of wind.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, swallowed with ginger tea after meals or while lying down.

Ginseng and Pinellia Pills,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.,In cases of heart deficiency, when startle-induced qi is disturbed and wind-pathogen takes advantage of the vulnerability to invade—whether due to qi disturbance, startle, or a slight fever entering the Heart Meridian—the patient will experience mental confusion, excessive salivation, and twitching of the hands and feet, resembling the symptoms of wind.

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