Pill for Central Deficiency

Pill for Central Deficiency,For dissipation of heart blood and restlessness of the mind.

Formulas Name : Pill for Central Deficiency

Chinese Name : 中虚丹

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar 6 qian (suspended in the womb; boil in wine for 1 fu; if the wine evaporates, immediately add more cooked wine and continue boiling; rinse clean in warm water), Aconite root 2 pieces (1 liang 2 qian, cleaned; each cut into 4 slices, hollowed out to form a box, filled with the boiled cinnabar, and tied securely with thread.Discard the Aconite powder scraped out during the hollowing process), 2 wild boar hearts (each cut open, blood removed from the center; place the cinnabar boxes inside the hearts, seal them tightly, then line the insides with lamp wick, tie them crosswise with hemp bark, steam in a bamboo steamer until thoroughly tender, then discard the hearts), half a liang of sour jujube seeds (peeled and roasted), and half a liang of frankincense (all ground separately).

Source

*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.

Processing

First, grind the Aconite (with skin and navel removed) into a powder; grind the cinnabar separately into a fine powder. Mix the four ingredients thoroughly. Depending on the amount of powder, use dried Chinese yam powder to form a paste and make pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For dissipation of heart blood and restlessness of the mind.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 to 30 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of ginseng taken just before bedtime.

Pill for Central Deficiency,*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.,For dissipation of heart blood and restlessness of the mind.

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