formula | Birthday Boy Pill Shou Xing Wan |
source | Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang Volume 1 |
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bubble_chart Composition Arisaema 500 gm (First, burn charcoal in a pit until it turns red, then remove the charcoal. Pour 3.3 sheng of wine into the pit, wait until the wine is absorbed, then place the Arisaema in the pit, cover it with a basin, and surround it with fire to prevent air from escaping. Take it out the next day and grind it into powder.) Cinnabar (separately ground) 60 gm, Amber (separately ground) 30 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above ingredients into powder, cook with ginger juice to make a paste, and form into pills the size of a phoenix tree seed. Take 30 to 50 pills each time, taken with a decoction of Acorus calamus and ginseng, after meals and before sleep.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Drying dampness and resolving phlegm, calming the mind and soothing the spirit.
bubble_chart Indications
Startled, the mind fails to maintain its abode, leading to convulsions of the limbs, forgetfulness, erratic behavior, and mental confusion; or the phlegm confuses the heart's orifice, resulting in delirious speech as if seeing things.