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Heart-Nourishing Pills,For excessive worry and anxiety, forgetfulness and palpitations, frequent waking with fear and agitation, dreams of perilous situations, uncontrollable spontaneous sweating, heat in the palms and soles, dry and blurred eyes with fatigue, nocturnal emission, dry mouth and tongue, progressive emaciation, and complete loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Heart-Nourishing Pills

Chinese Name : 养心丸

Drug Formulation

Poria Sclereota (wood removed) 1 liang, Ginseng (root tip removed) 1 liang, Honey-fried Astragalus 1 liang,Sour Jujube Seeds (peeled, ground separately into a paste) 1 liang, Prepared Rehmannia Root (washed, roasted) half a liang, Polygala (seed core removed) half a liang, Schisandra Berries half a liang, Chinese Arborvitae Seeds (ground separately into a paste) half a liang, Cinnabar 3 fen (finely ground, washed with water).

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the two pastes, and grind again until smooth. Form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using refined honey.

Benefits

For excessive worry and anxiety, forgetfulness and palpitations, frequent waking with fear and agitation, dreams of perilous situations, uncontrollable spontaneous sweating, heat in the palms and soles, dry and blurred eyes with fatigue, nocturnal emission, dry mouth and tongue, progressive emaciation, and complete loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with a strong decoction of ginseng after meals or just before bedtime.

Heart-Nourishing Pills,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.,For excessive worry and anxiety, forgetfulness and palpitations, frequent waking with fear and agitation, dreams of perilous situations, uncontrollable spontaneous sweating, heat in the palms and soles, dry and blurred eyes with fatigue, nocturnal emission, dry mouth and tongue, progressive emaciation, and complete loss of appetite.

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