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Yuanzhi Pills,Mental confusion; restlessness whether sitting or lying down.

Formulas Name : Yuanzhi Pills

Chinese Name : 远志丸

Drug Formulation

Polygala (with core removed) 1 liang and a half, Ophiopogon (with core removed) 1 liang, Ginseng half liang, Prepared Rehmannia (baked) half liang, Sanguisorba half liang, Licorice (roasted) half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 43.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Mental confusion; restlessness whether sitting or lying down.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose; take them after meals or before bedtime with a decoction of Poria cocos.

Yuanzhi Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 43.,Mental confusion; restlessness whether sitting or lying down.

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