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Great Calming Heart Pills,For men and women suffering from deficiency syndromes, with nightmares, palpitations upon waking, or loss of mental clarity; for women with red or white vaginal discharge, irregular menstruation, or possession by wind-evil or malevolent spirits; for alternating chills and fever, abdominal masses, and various ailments caused by anxiety and stagnant qi.

Formulas Name : Great Calming Heart Pills

Chinese Name : 大镇心丸

Drug Formulation

Dried Rehmannia 6 fen, Ox Bile 5 fen (use Achyranthes in one formula), Apricot Kernel 5 fen, Sichuan Pepper 5 fen, Alisma 2 fen, Astragalus 2 fen, Poria 2 fen, Dried Soybean Rolls 2 fen, Dioscorea 2 fen, Poria Sclere 2 fen, Peucedanum 2 fen, Iron Ore 2 fen, Biota Seed 2 fen, Notopterygium 8 fen,Cinnamon Bark 8 fen, Gentiana Root 8 fen, Ligusticum Root 8 fen, Ginseng 8 fen, Ophiopogon Tuber 8 fen, Polygala Root 8 fen, Cinnabar 8 fen, Donkey-hide Gelatin 8 fen, Licorice Root 8 fen, Rhubarb 8 fen, Silver Flakes 8 fen, Mulberry Cyst 12 pieces, Jujubes 40 pieces, White Knotweed 8 fen, Angelica Root 8 fen, Dried Ginger 8 fen,Amethyst 0.08, Fangfeng 0.08.

Source

*Qian Jin*, Volume 14.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, then mix with refined honey and jujube pulp to form pills.

Benefits

For men and women suffering from deficiency syndromes, with nightmares, palpitations upon waking, or loss of mental clarity; for women with red or white vaginal discharge, irregular menstruation, or possession by wind-evil or malevolent spirits; for alternating chills and fever, abdominal masses, and various ailments caused by anxiety and stagnant qi.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 pills each time, washed down with wine, three times a day. Increase the dose to 20 pills.

Great Calming Heart Pills,*Qian Jin*, Volume 14.,For men and women suffering from deficiency syndromes, with nightmares, palpitations upon waking, or loss of mental clarity; for women with red or white vaginal discharge, irregular menstruation, or possession by wind-evil or malevolent spirits; for alternating chills and fever, abdominal masses, and various ailments caused by anxiety and stagnant qi.

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