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Yixin Dan,For mental exhaustion and overthinking leading to deficiency of heart blood and surging heart fire; restless sleep and nightmares; prolonged anxiety, palpitations, and forgetfulness; physical and mental emaciation; and a complexion lacking luster due to blood deficiency.

Formulas Name : Yixin Dan

Chinese Name : 益心丹

Drug Formulation

5 qian of ginseng, 5 qian of angelica root, 1 liang of ophiopogon tuber, 1 liang of roasted jujube seeds, 1 liang of trichosanthes root, 1 liang of northern schisandra, 1 liang of polygala root, 1 liang of shenqu, 1 liang of cinnabar, 0.5 fen of acorus rhizome, and 3 qian of dodder seeds.

Source

From *Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.

Benefits

For mental exhaustion and overthinking leading to deficiency of heart blood and surging heart fire; restless sleep and nightmares; prolonged anxiety, palpitations, and forgetfulness; physical and mental emaciation; and a complexion lacking luster due to blood deficiency.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Yixin Dan,From *Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.,For mental exhaustion and overthinking leading to deficiency of heart blood and surging heart fire; restless sleep and nightmares; prolonged anxiety, palpitations, and forgetfulness; physical and mental emaciation; and a complexion lacking luster due to blood deficiency.

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