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Qi-Guiding Pills,For cases where phlegm-qi fails to descend, heart deficiency generates heat, the spirit is timid and unfocused, and the patient is bewildered and easily startled.

Formulas Name : Qi-Guiding Pills

Chinese Name : 引气丸

Drug Formulation

Magnetite 2 liang (water-floated), Ginseng (root tip removed) 1 liang, Pinellia (processed with ginger) 1 liang, Raw Rehmannia 1 liang, Ophiopogon (core removed) 1 liang, Green Tangerine Peel (white pith removed) 1 liang.

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using wheat flour paste; coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For cases where phlegm-qi fails to descend, heart deficiency generates heat, the spirit is timid and unfocused, and the patient is bewildered and easily startled.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach, before meals, with warm rice water.

Qi-Guiding Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 4.,For cases where phlegm-qi fails to descend, heart deficiency generates heat, the spirit is timid and unfocused, and the patient is bewildered and easily startled.

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