Shangxia Liangji Dan for Insomnia
'Shangxia Liangji Dan' is from Bingzheng Lu by the Qing-dynasty physician Chen Shiduo. It is composed of Renshen (Ginseng) 15 g, Shudihuang (processed Rehmannia) 30 g, Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 15 g, Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus) 9 g, Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 1.5 g, and Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) 1.5 g. Decoct in water; one dose daily, morning and evening.
Shangxia Liangji Dan mainly boosts qi and nourishes yin, and communicates the heart and kidney. It is indicated for inability to sleep day and night with marked vexation and agitation.