bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Grind into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of phoenix tree seeds, and coat with cinnabar. Take 40-50 pills each time, swallowed with a decoction of gold, silver, and mint.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Calming the liver and tranquilizing the mind, nourishing blood and tonifying qi.
bubble_chart Indications
Excessive liver yang, deficiency of both qi and blood, restlessness of the mind, feeling as if the soul is leaving the body when lying down, palpitations due to fright, frequent nightmares, and sleeplessness throughout the night.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
Fang Zhong Zhen Nacre pacifying liver and subduing yang, setting heart and calming mind, combination of medicinals Prepared Rehmannia Root、Chinese Angelica、Ginseng nourishing yin and blood tonifying qi, treating from the root; Sour Jujube、Platycladi Seed、Poria with Pine、dragon's teeth are all tranquilize spirit and calm mind agents, ensuring both the symptoms and root causes are addressed. As for Rhinoceros Horn, it is used for its setting heart and calming mind effect; Aquilaria is used to absorb floating yang; cinnabar is used as a coating, with gold and silver decoction, also for its setting heart and calming mind purpose. The combination of these medicinals collectively achieves the effects of pacifying the liver and calming the heart, nourishing blood and tonifying qi.
bubble_chart Modern Application Modern medicine believes that this prescription nourishes the nerves, calms, improves myocardial function, and tonifies blood. It is mainly used for: neurasthenia, menopausal syndrome in both men and women, presenting with restless sleep at night, occasional palpitations due to fright, dizziness, blurred vision, and a fine, wiry pulse.