Heart-Nourishing and Spleen-Strengthening Pills,*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,
Heart-Nourishing and Spleen-Strengthening Pills
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Formulas Name : Heart-Nourishing and Spleen-Strengthening Pills
Chinese Name : 养心健脾丸
Drug Formulation
3 qian of Codonopsis, 3 qian of Atractylodes (stir-fried with earth), 5 qian of Poria, 4 qian of charred jujube seeds, 1 qian of Polygala root, 3 qian of Angelica sinensis (stir-fried with earth),3 qian of Hangzhou peony root (roasted), 4 qian of roasted Eucommia bark, 2 qian of tangerine peel, 5 qian of coix seed (roasted), 1 qian 5 fen of Guang sandalwood (roasted), 3 qian of Sha Yuan tribulus, 4 qian of lotus seed meat, 3 qian of roasted barley sprouts, 4 qian of Chinese yam (roasted), and 1 qian 5 fen of roasted licorice.
Source
*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of mung beans using jujube decoction and Shenqu paste as binders; coat with cinnabar.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with plain boiled water.
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Heart-Nourishing and Spleen-Strengthening Pills