Life-Saving Pill for Breaking Stagnation

Life-Saving Pill for Breaking Stagnation,For severe cases of typhoid fever where vital energy is severely depleted, yang energy has suddenly collapsed, accompanied by shortness of breath, a faint pulse, and symptoms such as vomiting blood or coughing up blood.When the Yin and Yang patterns of typhoid fever are unclear, or when incorrect medication has caused the patient to become severely debilitated and near death, this formula may be administered after 7–8 days. For shortness of breath due to qi deficiency: pale complexion, listless expression, cold limbs with sweating, and a faint pulse; in modern times, it is also used for emergency treatment of severe conditions such as massive hemorrhage, traumatic shock, and heart failure.

Formulas Name : Life-Saving Pill for Breaking Stagnation

Chinese Name : 破证夺命丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of ginseng (stem removed, thinly sliced).

Source

From *Bai Yi*, Volume 7.

Benefits

For severe cases of typhoid fever where vital energy is severely depleted, yang energy has suddenly collapsed, accompanied by shortness of breath, a faint pulse, and symptoms such as vomiting blood or coughing up blood.When the Yin and Yang patterns of typhoid fever are unclear, or when incorrect medication has caused the patient to become severely debilitated and near death, this formula may be administered after 7–8 days. For shortness of breath due to qi deficiency: pale complexion, listless expression, cold limbs with sweating, and a faint pulse; in modern times, it is also used for emergency treatment of severe conditions such as massive hemorrhage, traumatic shock, and heart failure.

Instructions for Use

Boil 1 dasheng of water in a silver or stone vessel until reduced to 1 zhan; settle the decoction with fresh water, allow it to cool, and take the entire dose at once. The appropriate response is sweat that does not emerge elsewhere but only from the tip of the bridge of the nose, trickling like water.

Life-Saving Pill for Breaking Stagnation,From *Bai Yi*, Volume 7.,For severe cases of typhoid fever where vital energy is severely depleted, yang energy has suddenly collapsed, accompanied by shortness of breath, a faint pulse, and symptoms such as vomiting blood or coughing up blood.When the Yin and Yang patterns of typhoid fever are unclear, or when incorrect medication has caused the patient to become severely debilitated and near death, this formula may be administered after 7–8 days. For shortness of breath due to qi deficiency: pale complexion, listless expression, cold limbs with sweating, and a faint pulse; in modern times, it is also used for emergency treatment of severe conditions such as massive hemorrhage, traumatic shock, and heart failure.

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