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Spirit-Calming and Essence-Retaining Pill

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Spirit-Calming and Essence-Retaining Pill,When the spirit is not centered, one acts on impulse; daytime experiences lead to corresponding nighttime dreams; the heart fails to control the mind, and the kidneys fail to retain essence. If this persists over time, it eventually leads to deficiency and debility.

Formulas Name : Spirit-Calming and Essence-Retaining Pill

Chinese Name : 镇神锁精丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of Poria with ginseng, 1 liang of Polygala (boiled in licorice water, core removed), 1 liang of biota seed, 1 liang of jujube seed (shelled), 1 liang of Acorus tatarinowii, 2 liang 5 qian of white dragon bone (calcined), 2 liang 5 qian of oyster shell (calcined), and 5 qian of cinnabar (water-floated, reserving 1 qian as a coating).

Source

*Essentials for Expanding the Lineage*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a marble, and coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

When the spirit is not centered, one acts on impulse; daytime experiences lead to corresponding nighttime dreams; the heart fails to control the mind, and the kidneys fail to retain essence. If this persists over time, it eventually leads to deficiency and debility.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with jujube tea.

Spirit-Calming and Essence-Retaining Pill,*Essentials for Expanding the Lineage*, Volume 2.,When the spirit is not centered, one acts on impulse; daytime experiences lead to corresponding nighttime dreams; the heart fails to control the mind, and the kidneys fail to retain essence. If this persists over time, it eventually leads to deficiency and debility.

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