Emergency Life-Saving Pill，From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，For cholera with vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps; various sudden-onset febrile conditions; dizziness and vertigo; sore throat; bloody dysentery with abdominal pain; and acute gonorrhea.
Emergency Life-Saving Pill
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Formulas Name : Emergency Life-Saving Pill
Chinese Name : 急救回生丹
Drug Formulation
Cinnabar (of the highest quality) 1 qian 5 fen, Borneol 3 fen, Peppermint Ice 2 fen, Licorice Powder 1 qian (finely ground).
Source
From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For cholera with vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps; various sudden-onset febrile conditions; dizziness and vertigo; sore throat; bloody dysentery with abdominal pain; and acute gonorrhea.
Instructions for Use
Divide into 3 doses and take with hot water, approximately every half hour. In cases of severe vomiting, take the medicine immediately after vomiting; if taken just before vomiting, the medicine may be expelled before it has a chance to take effect.After taking the medicine, keep the body warm until sweating occurs; recovery will follow. If sweating occurs after the first dose, the remaining two doses should still be taken; if the condition has not fully resolved after completing one dose, another dose may be taken immediately. If vomiting and diarrhea have persisted for a long time, the patient is barely breathing, and there is a risk of death, this medicine alone may not be sufficient to reverse the condition; in such cases, the Emergency Yang-Restoring Decoction should be administered immediately.
Note
This formula is contraindicated for the physically weak and pregnant women.
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Emergency Life-Saving Pill,For cholera with vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle cramps; various sudden-onset febrile conditions; dizziness and vertigo; sore throat; bloody dysentery with abdominal pain; and acute gonorrhea.