Ji Ji Yu Guan Pills，From *Collected Effective Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.，For excessive worry and overthinking, deficiency of the Heart and Kidney, failure of Water and Fire to mutually nourish each other, and restlessness of the mind.
Ji Ji Yu Guan Pills
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Formulas Name : Ji Ji Yu Guan Pills
Chinese Name : 既济玉关丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of genuine cinnabar, half a liang of frankincense, 1 sheng of medicinal wine (slowly simmer the above three ingredients in a silver vessel over low heat until completely dry; scrape off the residue and grind into a powder, then place it in a jar of Aconite root), 4 large Aconite roots (raw, with skin and pith removed.Assemble them into a jar, leaving the top lid on; then evenly distribute the boiled cinnabar mixture inside the aconite jar, ensuring the aconite flesh is also included. Any remaining powder left inside the wood apple is acceptable; secure with the original lid and tie with string),2 large Xuanzhou wood apples (cut each in half lengthwise, remove the skin and pulp; place the 4 tied-up Aconite roots into the wood apples, secure with bamboo hairpins, and steam the wood apples over barley for 2 shichen; once the wood apples are fragrant and cooked, remove the Aconite roots, slice them, and dry them in an oven.Grind the cinnabar separately until fine; grind the wood apples separately into a paste), Psoralea corylifolia (dehaired, stir-fried) 1.5 liang, Rehmannia glutinosa (soaked in wine) 1.5 liang, Cuscuta chinensis 1.5 liang, Eucommia ulmoides (stir-fried with ginger) 1.5 liang, deer antler 1 liang, Sichuan Angelica sinensis 1 liang, Polygala tenuifolia 1 liang, Biota orientalis seed 1 liang, Aquilaria agallocha 1 liang, Morinda officinalis 1 liang,Cistanche (1 liang), Achyranthes (1 liang), Schisandra (1 liang), Dendrobium (1 liang), Astragalus (1 liang).
Source
From *Collected Effective Formulas of the Zhu Family*, Volume 8.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine, uniform powder. Prepare a paste using 1 liang each of Chinese yam and Poria cocos, ground into a fine powder (or mix the powder with wood apple), and combine it with the wood apple paste to form pills.
Benefits
For excessive worry and overthinking, deficiency of the Heart and Kidney, failure of Water and Fire to mutually nourish each other, and restlessness of the mind.
Instructions for Use
Take 50–70 to 100 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or salted water.
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Ji Ji Yu Guan Pills,For excessive worry and overthinking, deficiency of the Heart and Kidney, failure of Water and Fire to mutually nourish each other, and restlessness of the mind.