Heart-Calming Pills,From *Shi Yuan Duan Xiao Fang*, citing a formula by Li Daojing (see *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, vol. 160).,For restlessness of the mind, mania, agitation, delirium, and confusion.
Heart-Calming Pills
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Formulas Name : Heart-Calming Pills
Chinese Name : 定心丸
Drug Formulation
3 qian of cinnabar, 1 liang of calcined cold-water stone, 1 liang of ginseng, half a liang of polygala (with core removed), half a liang of poria, half a liang of poria with the spore layer intact, and 1 zi of borneol.
Source
From *Shi Yuan Duan Xiao Fang*, citing a formula by Li Daojing (see *Yi Fang Lei Ju*, vol. 160).
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a sour jujube using glutinous rice, and coat with cinnabar.
Benefits
For restlessness of the mind, mania, agitation, delirium, and confusion.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill at a time, chew it thoroughly, and swallow it with honeyed hot water.
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Heart-Calming Pills,For restlessness of the mind, mania, agitation, delirium, and confusion.