Soul-Soothing Powder

Soul-Soothing Powder,Due to deficiency of lung qi and invasion by pathogenic factors, the patient sees ghosts and spirits, utters incoherent speech—such as claiming to have been cut by knives or axes, or struck by arrows—and experiences pain throughout the body, crying out incessantly.

Formulas Name : Soul-Soothing Powder

Chinese Name : 安魂散

Drug Formulation

Platycodon root 3 qian, licorice root 1 qian, indigo powder 5 qian, stemona root 1 qian, mountain bean root 1 qian, ginseng 3 qian, poria 5 qian, trichosanthes root 3 qian.

Source

*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.

Benefits

Due to deficiency of lung qi and invasion by pathogenic factors, the patient sees ghosts and spirits, utters incoherent speech—such as claiming to have been cut by knives or axes, or struck by arrows—and experiences pain throughout the body, crying out incessantly.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Soul-Soothing Powder,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.,Due to deficiency of lung qi and invasion by pathogenic factors, the patient sees ghosts and spirits, utters incoherent speech—such as claiming to have been cut by knives or axes, or struck by arrows—and experiences pain throughout the body, crying out incessantly.

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