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Heart-Calming Pills,For restlessness of the mind, mania, agitation, delirium, and confusion.

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.

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.

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