Family Treasure Pill，*Guang Biji*, Volume 2.，For women experiencing difficult labor, retained placenta, blood-induced fainting, fetal death in utero, and postpartum lower abdominal pain as if stabbed by a knife; also treats various types of wind-induced disorders, breast swelling, hematuria, threatened miscarriage, red and white vaginal discharge, vomiting and nausea, restlessness and oppression of the heart, irregular or blocked meridians, regurgitation, loss of appetite, blackened face and lips, numbness in the hands and feet, and all forms of wind-phlegm.
Family Treasure Pill
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Formulas Name : Family Treasure Pill
Chinese Name : 家宝丹
Drug Formulation
2 liang of He Shou Wu (use fresh; slice with a bamboo knife and sun-dry), 4 liang of Chuan Wu (first wrap in damp paper and roast; remove the skin), 4 liang of Cao Wu (soak in warm water for half a day; wash off the black hairs; scrape off the skin; slice into thick pieces along with the Chuan Wu; mix evenly with ash-free wine; place in a sand-lined vessel; simmer slowly over charcoal fire, gradually adding wine; simmer for one day and one night until the taste no longer causes numbness in the mouth),Atractylodes lancea 4 liang (soak in rice washing water overnight, remove the skin, slice, and stir-fry with wine), Angelica sinensis 2 liang (wash with wine), Aconite root 2 liang (peeled), Ephedra (remove the top node, soak in boiling water to remove foam) 4 liang, Platycodon grandiflorus (roasted) 4 liang,Licorice Root (roasted) 4 liang, Fangfeng 4 liang, Angelica dahurica 4 liang, Chuanxiong 4 liang, Ginseng 4 liang, Tianma 4 liang, Star Anise (roasted) 4 liang, Schizonepeta (roasted) 4 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala (roasted with flour) 4 liang, Wood Fragrance 1 liang, Dragon’s Blood 1 liang, Asarum 1 liang.
Source
*Guang Biji*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a marble, each weighing 2 qian.
Benefits
For women experiencing difficult labor, retained placenta, blood-induced fainting, fetal death in utero, and postpartum lower abdominal pain as if stabbed by a knife; also treats various types of wind-induced disorders, breast swelling, hematuria, threatened miscarriage, red and white vaginal discharge, vomiting and nausea, restlessness and oppression of the heart, irregular or blocked meridians, regurgitation, loss of appetite, blackened face and lips, numbness in the hands and feet, and all forms of wind-phlegm.
Instructions for Use
Dissolve in wine and take with a child’s urine; if unable to drink, dissolve in wine and take with plain hot water; for postpartum abdominal pain, dissolve in wine and take with Yi Mu Tang; for unmarried women with blocked meridians, prepare a decoction with peach kernels, sassafras, safflower, and angelica root, and take with the decoction.
Note
Not suitable for those with labor-induced fever accompanied by deficient fire.
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Family Treasure Pill,For women experiencing difficult labor, retained placenta, blood-induced fainting, fetal death in utero, and postpartum lower abdominal pain as if stabbed by a knife; also treats various types of wind-induced disorders, breast swelling, hematuria, threatened miscarriage, red and white vaginal discharge, vomiting and nausea, restlessness and oppression of the heart, irregular or blocked meridians, regurgitation, loss of appetite, blackened face and lips, numbness in the hands and feet, and all forms of wind-phlegm.