Heart-Protecting Life-Saving Pill,*Guang Biji*, Volume 1.,For individuals with constitutional weakness suffering from dysentery, or those with prolonged dysentery accompanied by spleen deficiency.
Heart-Protecting Life-Saving Pill
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Formulas Name : Heart-Protecting Life-Saving Pill
Chinese Name : 护心夺命丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang 5 qian of nutmeg, 6 liang of white peony root (wine-fried), 1 liang of fried licorice, 3 liang of Guang orange peel, 3 liang of white mung beans (fried), 6 liang of talc, 4 liang of red rice malt (fried and ground),lotus seeds (seeds removed, stir-fried until dark yellow) 5 liang, green Cimicifuga (stir-fried with vinegar) 2 liang 5 qian, Sichuan Coptis (sliced, mixed with good wine, soaked with Evodia for two nights, stir-fried dry on a clay tile, separated and stored separately; use the clean Coptis) 3 liang.
Source
*Guang Biji*, Volume 1.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans.
Benefits
For individuals with constitutional weakness suffering from dysentery, or those with prolonged dysentery accompanied by spleen deficiency.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with plain hot water. For cases of cramping dysentery or in generally weak individuals, omit the cardamom from the above formula and instead use 3 qian of ginseng to prepare a concentrated decoction to wash down the dose.
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Heart-Protecting Life-Saving Pill,For individuals with constitutional weakness suffering from dysentery, or those with prolonged dysentery accompanied by spleen deficiency.