Ginseng (de-reeded) Poria Cocos Scrophularia Root Salvia Root Platycodon Root Polygala Root, each 15 gm Angelica Sinensis (soaked in wine) Schisandra Fruit Ophiopogon Root (de-cored) Arborvitae Seed Fried Jujube Seed, each 30 gm Rehmannia Root 120 gm

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above ingredients into powder, make into pills with refined honey, as big as a phoenix tree seed, coat with cinnabar, take 20-30 pills each time, and consume with bamboo leaf decoction before sleep.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Nourishing yin and blood, nourishing heart and tranquilizing mind.

bubble_chart Indications

Insufficiency of the heart and kidneys, deficiency of yin and blood. Insomnia, palpitations, nocturnal emissions, forgetfulness. Currently also used clinically for neurasthenia, hyperthyroidism-induced vertigo, insomnia, palpitations, severe palpitations, red tongue with scant coating, belonging to yin deficiency and blood deficiency.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Unprocessed Rehmannia Root nourishes kidney yin and heart blood, serving as the sovereign medicinal; Scrophularia Root assists Unprocessed Rehmannia Root in strengthening water to control fire, Asparagus Root and Ophiopogon Tuber nourish lung yin to enrich the upper source of water, Salvia and Chinese Angelica tonify heart blood, Ginseng and Poria benefit heart qi, Platycladi Seed and Milkwort Root tranquilize the mind and calm the spirit, collectively acting as minister medicinals; Schisandra Fruit and Sour Jujube astringe heart qi and calm the spirit, serving as assistant medicinals; Platycodon Root carries the medicinals upward, and Cinnabar is used as a coating, facilitating entry into the heart to calm the spirit, collectively acting as guiding medicinals. The combination of these medicinals achieves the function of nourishing yin and blood and tonifying the heart spirit.