Tianwang Buxin Dan

Tianwang Buxin Dan,Weakness; excessive worry; deficiency of heart blood; mental confusion and forgetfulness.

Formulas Name : Tianwang Buxin Dan

Chinese Name : 天王补心丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of Huai yam (firm and white variety), 1 liang of Ophiopogon (core removed), 1 liang of Angelica root (washed with wine), 1 liang 3 qian 3 fen of Huai raw Rehmannia,Asparagus Root (core removed) 1 liang 3 qian 3 fen, Salvia Root (yellow skin removed) 8 qian, Stemona Root (soil from the base removed) 6 qian 6 fen, Poria Sclerotium (coarse skin removed; firm and white is best) 6 qian 6 fen,Acorus tatarinowii (hairs removed) 6 qian 6 fen, Cypress Seed Kernel (preferably with oil removed; ground separately) 6 qian 6 fen, Licorice (soaked in running water, then roasted) 6 qian 6 fen, Northern Schisandra (with withered parts removed) 6 qian 6 fen, Eucommia 6 qian 6 fen, Polygala 3 qian 3 fen, Poria cocos 1 liang 5 qian 4 fen (fine powder).

Source

*Guang Biji*, Volume 2.

Processing

Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a marble, weighing 1 qian each; coat with 1 liang of cinnabar ground to a very fine powder.

Benefits

Weakness; excessive worry; deficiency of heart blood; mental confusion and forgetfulness.

Instructions for Use

Take one pill after a meal or just before bedtime; let it dissolve in the mouth, then drink one small cup of Lampwick Decoction.

Tianwang Buxin Dan,*Guang Biji*, Volume 2.,Weakness; excessive worry; deficiency of heart blood; mental confusion and forgetfulness.

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