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Treats excess syndrome of rebellious Stomach Qi (Stomach Qi moving upward), wind pathogenic factors invading the Zang organs, emotional instability due to anger, joy, sorrow, and worry, mental confusion, forgetfulness, insomnia at night, and is indicated for various diseases caused by pathogenic factors.

Formula:
Qinjiao (Gentianae Radix), Baishi (Platycladi Semen), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Ganxi (Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum - processed dried ginger), Bailian (Iris Tectorii Rhizoma), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum - peeled, tips removed, double-kernel removed, processed), Xiongqiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) [each 3 fen], Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma) [1 liang], Ganhudiyang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata - dried Rehmannia root), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [each 4 fen], Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma - roasted, 1 liang), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Shuyu (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma - each 2 fen), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix - heart removed, 2 liang), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix) [4 fen].

The above eighteen ingredients are crushed, sifted, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take before meals, ten pills per dose with water, three times a day. If the effect is insufficient, gradually increase the dosage. Avoid consuming Haizao (Sargassum), Songcai (Chinese cabbage), Wuyi (Myrobalan), Li (plums), Tao (peaches), Que (sparrow meat), and Vinegar products.

Indicated for unstable Heart Qi, deficiency of the Five Zang organs, sadness and unhappiness, mental vagueness and forgetfulness, improvement in the morning and worsening in the evening, mania, dizziness, and vertigo.

Formula:
Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix - heart removed), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) [each 2 liang], Fuling (Poria), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [each 3 liang].

The above four ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, and mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take two pills per dose with water, three times a day. Adding Fushen (Poria with hostwood) creates Fushen Wan; taking it as a powder is also effective.

Heart-nourishing formula for treating forgetfulness:
Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix - heart removed), Fuling (Poria), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Tongcao (Tetrapanacis Medulla), Shijueming (Argopecten Valve) [equal parts].

The above six ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder. Take one cun-bi (a measure of volume approx. 10-15g) after meals with water, once a day. Taking it with wine is better.

Huai Shi (Sophorae Fructus) formula for benefiting mind and intelligence:
On the first Xin day of the tenth lunar month, have boys collect two hu (a unit of volume) of Huai Shi from the east direction. Discard inferior ones, store in a new tile pot, soak in well water drawn at dawn until the water covers the top, seal tightly for seven days. Remove the yellow skin, change to a new pot, continue soaking in water, seal tightly for another fourteen days (two weeks). Remove the black inner layer, select those that are bright yellow. Place them densely in small pots according to the amount of medicine, cover with more yellow pieces on top, seal tightly with a pot lid, and bury in warm horse manure for twenty-one days (three weeks). Check when opened; if solidified, crush and make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take three pills daily. In larger lunar months, add three pills; in smaller lunar months, subtract three pills. Observe fasting for fourteen days before taking. Efficacy seen in thirty days; after one hundred days, one can walk two hundred li (approx. 100km) daily, eyes become clear seeing inside and outside, white hair turns black, fallen teeth regenerate, facial wrinkles smooth out, memory increases to remembering a thousand words daily, ability to trace origins and understand ends, expel sixty-four types of wind pathogens, remove nine leaks, cold pi (masses), insect toxins, and nightmares/spirit attacks.

Mind-opening and fattening/health-promoting formula:
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) [5 liang], Da Zhu Fang (Porcine Adipose Tissue) [8 pieces].

The above two ingredients: crush Renshen into powder, fry in pig fat until solidified. Each dose uses one part Renshen powder and ten parts pig fat, mixed with half sheng (approx. 200ml) of wine and taken. After one hundred days, marrow becomes full, memory increases to remembering a thousand words daily, body becomes lustrous, expelling wind-heat, cold head-wind, and heart-wind. Take two and a half sheng monthly for great efficacy.

Confucius' Pillow Powder Formula:
Guijia (Testudo Carapax et Plastrum - roasted), Longgu (Fossilized Bones/Mammal Teeth), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix - heart removed) [equal parts].

The above four ingredients are made into powder. Take one cun-bi after meals with water, three times a day. Long-term use prevents forgetfulness.

Heart-calming, sleep-reducing, and intelligence-enhancing formula:
Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix - heart removed) [50 liang], Yizhiren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) [each 8 liang].

The above three ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder. Take one cun-bi with pure glutinous rice wine. Effective after one hundred days. Keep secret.

Sleep-stopping formula:
Longgu (Fossilized Bones/Mammal Teeth), Hugujia (Pantheris Os - roasted), Guijia (Testudo Carapax et Plastrum - roasted).

The above three ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder. Take one cun-bi with water, twice a day. Stop when sleepiness ceases.

For treating hypersomnia/drowsiness, take the Sleep-stopping formula first to stop drowsiness before closing eyes:
Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba - nodes removed), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) [each 5 liang], Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma - roasted, 1 liang).

The above three ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder facing south at noon. Take one cun-bi after meals with decoction/water, three times a day.