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Heart-Calming Pill,Deficiency of the Heart and Kidneys, with bodily heat and night sweats; forgetfulness and seminal emission; as well as conditions resulting from excessive intake of heat-inducing medications, leading to excess in the upper and deficiency in the lower, failure of qi and blood to descend, and urine that is reddish-white, thick, turbid, and unclear.

Formulas Name : Heart-Calming Pill

Chinese Name : 降心丹

Drug Formulation

Prepared Rehmannia Root (washed, soaked in wine, steamed, and dried) 3 liang, Asparagus Root (core removed) 3 liang, Ophiopogon Tuber (core removed) 3 liang,Poria (peeled) 2 liang, Ginseng 2 liang, Polygala (boiled with licorice, stem and pith removed) 2 liang, Poria Sclerotium 2 liang, Chinese Yam 2 liang, Cinnamon Bark (coarse bark removed, not roasted) half a liang, Cinnabar (finely ground) half a liang, Angelica Root (stem removed, washed, and dried) 3 liang.

Source

*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (with additions of renowned formulas from various schools by Wu Zhige).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Deficiency of the Heart and Kidneys, with bodily heat and night sweats; forgetfulness and seminal emission; as well as conditions resulting from excessive intake of heat-inducing medications, leading to excess in the upper and deficiency in the lower, failure of qi and blood to descend, and urine that is reddish-white, thick, turbid, and unclear.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, swallowed with decocted ginseng broth.

Heart-Calming Pill，*Formulas of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (with additions of renowned formulas from various schools by Wu Zhige).，Deficiency of the Heart and Kidneys, with bodily heat and night sweats; forgetfulness and seminal emission; as well as conditions resulting from excessive intake of heat-inducing medications, leading to excess in the upper and deficiency in the lower, failure of qi and blood to descend, and urine that is reddish-white, thick, turbid, and unclear.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 26, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 26, 2026

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