Yuzhizi Pills，*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5.，For deficiency of heart qi, unstable will and intention, dazed and bewildered expression, incoherent speech, palpitations, restlessness, and depression; deep sorrow and grief; frequent shifts between joy, anger, and fear; forgetfulness and insomnia; frequent strange dreams at night; waking with startles or night terrors; or episodes of mania and dizziness, leading to a tendency to fail to recognize others.
Yuzhizi Pills
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Formulas Name : Yuzhizi Pills
Chinese Name : 预知子丸
Drug Formulation
Goji berries (cleaned), Poria cocos (peeled), Polygonatum (steamed), cinnabar (ground and water-washed), Yuzhizi (peeled), Acorus tatarinowii, Poria sclerotium (wood removed), ginseng (root base removed), cypress seed kernels, Lycium barbarum bark (soil removed), Polygala tenuifolia (core removed), and Chinese yam—all in equal parts.
Source
*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a longan seed, and coat them with cinnabar.
Benefits
For deficiency of heart qi, unstable will and intention, dazed and bewildered expression, incoherent speech, palpitations, restlessness, and depression; deep sorrow and grief; frequent shifts between joy, anger, and fear; forgetfulness and insomnia; frequent strange dreams at night; waking with startles or night terrors; or episodes of mania and dizziness, leading to a tendency to fail to recognize others.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill at a time, chew it thoroughly, and swallow it with ginseng decoction; there is no specific time restriction.
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Yuzhizi Pills,For deficiency of heart qi, unstable will and intention, dazed and bewildered expression, incoherent speech, palpitations, restlessness, and depression; deep sorrow and grief; frequent shifts between joy, anger, and fear; forgetfulness and insomnia; frequent strange dreams at night; waking with startles or night terrors; or episodes of mania and dizziness, leading to a tendency to fail to recognize others.