Pills for Calming the Mind and Alleviating Anxiety，From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For children with weak spleen and stomach, obstruction by wind-phlegm, deep sleep from which they cannot be awakened, and episodes of fright, palpitations, and convulsions.
Pills for Calming the Mind and Alleviating Anxiety
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Formulas Name : Pills for Calming the Mind and Alleviating Anxiety
Chinese Name : 安神镇惊丸
Drug Formulation
Ginseng (stem removed) 5 qian, Atractylodes macrocephala (stir-fried) 5 qian, Poria cocos (peeled) 5 qian, Tianma 5 qian, Bile Star 5 qian, Tangerine Peel 5 qian, Ophiopogon japonicus 5 qian (core removed), Licorice (roasted) 1 qian,Platycodon root 2 qian, dried silkworm (roasted) 2 qian, wood fragrant 1.5 qian, cinnabar 2 qian (water-floated), whole scorpions 10 (washed, roasted), musk 1 qian, sour jujube seeds 5 qian (roasted).
Source
From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a water caltrop.
Benefits
For children with weak spleen and stomach, obstruction by wind-phlegm, deep sleep from which they cannot be awakened, and episodes of fright, palpitations, and convulsions.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose: for convulsions, take with Peppermint Decoction; for the common cold, take with Schizonepeta Decoction; for night crying, take with Rush Decoction; for convulsions, take with Fangfeng Decoction; for chronic convulsions, take with Winter Melon Seed Decoction; for regular use, take with Peppermint and Honeysuckle Decoction.
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Pills for Calming the Mind and Alleviating Anxiety,For children with weak spleen and stomach, obstruction by wind-phlegm, deep sleep from which they cannot be awakened, and episodes of fright, palpitations, and convulsions.