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Ji Xin Dan,Elderly individuals suffering from restlessness and insomnia due to severe deficiency of kidney yin, accompanied by constipation and a constant sensation of heat rising from below the navel directly to the heart, causing dizziness and near-fainting.

Formulas Name : Ji Xin Dan

Chinese Name : 济心丹

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Prepared Rehmannia Root, 5 qian of Ophiopogon Tuber, 5 qian of Scrophularia Root, 5 qian of Raw Jujube Seed, 3 qian of Moutan Bark, 3 qian of Lycium Bark, 3 qian of Cypress Seed, 3 qian of Dodder Seed, 3 qian of Morinda Root.

Source

*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.

Benefits

Elderly individuals suffering from restlessness and insomnia due to severe deficiency of kidney yin, accompanied by constipation and a constant sensation of heat rising from below the navel directly to the heart, causing dizziness and near-fainting.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Ji Xin Dan,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.,Elderly individuals suffering from restlessness and insomnia due to severe deficiency of kidney yin, accompanied by constipation and a constant sensation of heat rising from below the navel directly to the heart, causing dizziness and near-fainting.

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