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Da Long Dan,For postpartum blood stasis, blood-induced fainting, blood-induced confusion, upward surging of stagnant blood resulting in loss of consciousness, pain in the area where the baby rested, hard and painful lower abdomen, and all types of unbearable pain.

Formulas Name : Da Long Dan

Chinese Name : 大龙丹

Drug Formulation

Herbal Ash, as needed (sifted and ground to a very fine powder).

Source

A formula by Chang Qi-zhi, cited in Volume 16 of *Ji Feng*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; use vinegar to make a paste and form into pills the size of a marble; coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For postpartum blood stasis, blood-induced fainting, blood-induced confusion, upward surging of stagnant blood resulting in loss of consciousness, pain in the area where the baby rested, hard and painful lower abdomen, and all types of unbearable pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time. Heat it over a flame until smoke rises, then dip it in vinegar; repeat this process of heating and dipping until half a zhan of vinegar has been used up, then grind it into a fine powder. Mix with half a zhan of wine and half a zhan of a child’s urine, and swallow the mixture. After the first dose, abdominal pain will subside; after the second dose, stagnant blood will be expelled, and the mind and body will feel harmonious; after the third dose, all ailments will be permanently eradicated.

Da Long Dan,A formula by Chang Qi-zhi, cited in Volume 16 of *Ji Feng*.,For postpartum blood stasis, blood-induced fainting, blood-induced confusion, upward surging of stagnant blood resulting in loss of consciousness, pain in the area where the baby rested, hard and painful lower abdomen, and all types of unbearable pain.

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