Ningzhi Pills，From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 2.，For those with a depressed disposition, low spirits, mental exhaustion, a withered appearance, excessive sleepiness during the day,yet unable to sleep at night; even when asleep, one experiences startled palpitations and wakes easily; or due to unfulfilled plans, excessive mental strain, or qi rebelling in the chest, resulting in palpitations, fullness, and oppression, leading to sleeplessness throughout the night; or, when asleep, mental confusion and emotional distress, to the point of loss of appetite, physical lethargy, night sweats, aversion to cold, nocturnal emissions, and seminal leakage.
Ningzhi Pills
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Formulas Name : Ningzhi Pills
Chinese Name : 宁志丸
Drug Formulation
5 liang of jujube seeds, 1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of astragalus, 3 liang of white atractylodes, 3 liang of poria, 3 liang and 5 qian of angelica root, 2 liang of lotus stamen, 2 liang of polygala, 1 liang of cinnabar, 1 liang of amomum seed, 1 liang of licorice, and 5 qian of frankincense.
Source
From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 2.
Processing
Form into pills with refined honey.
Benefits
For those with a depressed disposition, low spirits, mental exhaustion, a withered appearance, excessive sleepiness during the day,yet unable to sleep at night; even when asleep, one experiences startled palpitations and wakes easily; or due to unfulfilled plans, excessive mental strain, or qi rebelling in the chest, resulting in palpitations, fullness, and oppression, leading to sleeplessness throughout the night; or, when asleep, mental confusion and emotional distress, to the point of loss of appetite, physical lethargy, night sweats, aversion to cold, nocturnal emissions, and seminal leakage.
Instructions for Use
Take 2–3 qian per dose, taken on an empty stomach in the morning and evening with lampwick decoction; if unable to sleep, take with aged wine.
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Ningzhi Pills,For those with a depressed disposition, low spirits, mental exhaustion, a withered appearance, excessive sleepiness during the day,yet unable to sleep at night; even when asleep, one experiences startled palpitations and wakes easily; or due to unfulfilled plans, excessive mental strain, or qi rebelling in the chest, resulting in palpitations, fullness, and oppression, leading to sleeplessness throughout the night; or, when asleep, mental confusion and emotional distress, to the point of loss of appetite, physical lethargy, night sweats, aversion to cold, nocturnal emissions, and seminal leakage.