Lü Zhu Dan，From *Complete Guide to Prescriptions for Preserving Life*, Volume 3.，Excessive mental strain and overuse of the mind cause the spirit to disperse and fail to settle; speech becomes indiscriminate toward both close and distant associates; one may cast aside one’s clothes and run about, climb heights to sing, or weep with a sense of profound unhappiness. When the spirit is deficient, sadness ensues. Exhausting the mind and overtaxing the spirit leads to rising fire, palpitations, tremors, insomnia, and a tendency to forget matters easily.
Lü Zhu Dan
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Formulas Name : Lü Zhu Dan
Chinese Name : 露朱丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of high-quality cinnabar (crushed).
Source
From *Complete Guide to Prescriptions for Preserving Life*, Volume 3.
Processing
Place it in an authentic glass vessel and expose it to the dew for 49 nights; nights with overcast or rainy weather do not count. Grind it into a fine powder, add half a qian of ox bile, mix thoroughly, and add drops of cooked honey until it forms beads. Roll into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Excessive mental strain and overuse of the mind cause the spirit to disperse and fail to settle; speech becomes indiscriminate toward both close and distant associates; one may cast aside one’s clothes and run about, climb heights to sing, or weep with a sense of profound unhappiness. When the spirit is deficient, sadness ensues. Exhausting the mind and overtaxing the spirit leads to rising fire, palpitations, tremors, insomnia, and a tendency to forget matters easily.
Instructions for Use
Take one pill with Ginseng Decoction on an empty stomach.
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Lü Zhu Dan,Excessive mental strain and overuse of the mind cause the spirit to disperse and fail to settle; speech becomes indiscriminate toward both close and distant associates; one may cast aside one’s clothes and run about, climb heights to sing, or weep with a sense of profound unhappiness. When the spirit is deficient, sadness ensues. Exhausting the mind and overtaxing the spirit leads to rising fire, palpitations, tremors, insomnia, and a tendency to forget matters easily.