Infant Protection Pill,*Yi Tong*, Volume 91.,
Infant Protection Pill
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Formulas Name : Infant Protection Pill
Chinese Name : 保婴丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang 5 qian of bean vine (collected within 8 months from the large red and yellow vines twining around edamame stalks; air-dried), 1 liang of raw Rehmannia root, 1 liang of hawthorn pulp, 1 liang of burdock seeds,Cinnabar 1 liang (water-floated, ground to a fine powder), black beans 30 grains, fresh Cimicifuga root 7 qian 5 fen, Angelica pubescens 2 qian, licorice 5 qian, Angelica sinensis (soaked in wine) 5 qian, red peony root 5 qian, Coptis 5 qian, Platycodon root 5 qian, Forsythia 7 qian, bitter loofah 2 pieces (5 cun long; those that have endured frost the previous year are best; burn to ash while retaining their essence).
Source
*Yi Tong*, Volume 91.
Processing
Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and roll into pills the size of a plum pit using pure granulated sugar.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, dissolved in a strong decoction of licorice. The aforementioned herbs must be of the finest quality; prepare this formula during the second decile of spring or autumn, or on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
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Infant Protection Pill