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Source: Empirical formula

Alternate Chinese names: Kǒng zǐ zhěn zhōng sǎn (孔子枕中散 Confucius' Pillow Powder); Kǒng zǐ dà shèng zhī zhěn zhōng fāng (孔子大圣知枕中方 Confucius' Sagacious Wisdom Pillow Formula)

Ingredients

• Yuǎn zhì (远志 Polygalae Radix, polygala [root])
• Jiǔ jié chāng pú (九节菖蒲 Anemones Altaicae Rhizoma, Altai anemone root)
• Lóng gǔ (龙骨 Mastodi Ossis Fossilia, dragon bone)
• Guī bǎn (龟版 Testudinis Plastrum, tortoise plastron)

Actions: Quiets the spirit.

Indications: Insomnia, forgetfulness, disquieted heart spirit, and profuse dreaming.

Category: Spirit-quieting formulas / Nourishing spirit-quieting formulas

Method: ???

Rationale: This is the same formula as Zhěn zhōng dān (枕中丹 Pillow Elixir), but without the rooster. It was called Kǒng zǐ dà shèng zhī zhěn zhōng fāng (孔子大圣知枕中方 Confucius' Sagacious Wisdom Pillow Formula)in the Thousand Gold Pieces Formulary (jīn guì fāng) and Kǒng zǐ zhěn zhōng sǎn (孔子枕中散 Confucius' Pillow Powder)in the Wings of a Thousand Gold Pieces TITLE (qiān jīn yì).

Similar: Dìng zhì wán¹ (定志丸¹ Mind-Stabilizing Pill¹)

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