Formula for Prolonging Life

Formula for Prolonging Life,

Formulas Name : Formula for Prolonging Life

Chinese Name : 延生方

Drug Formulation

Freshly cut umbilical cord, cinnabar, raw rehmannia root, and angelica root.

Source

*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 6.

Instructions for Use

After the newborn’s umbilical cord falls off, place it on a new tile and surround it with charcoal fire until it is reduced to ash while retaining its essence. If the umbilical cord weighs 5 fen, mix it with 2.5 fen of finely ground cinnabar (reduced to a fine powder). Prepare a concentrated decoction of raw rehmannia and angelica sinensis, mix it thoroughly with the powder, and apply it to the child’s palate and the mother’s nipples. Continue this treatment from morning until evening, removing all residue by nightfall.The next day, the child will expel impure discharge, and will be free from smallpox and other diseases for the rest of their life.

Formula for Prolonging Life,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 6.,

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