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Jue Sheng Dan,For women with blood stasis, blood clots, and blood-qi disorders; various postpartum blood stagnation pains; alternating chills and fever; fatigue in the limbs; numbness, heaviness, and stiffness in the feet; jaundice and emaciation; and persistent coldness in the navel and abdomen.

Formulas Name : Jue Sheng Dan

Chinese Name : 酌圣丹

Drug Formulation

30 croton seeds (remove skin and core, grind finely; add 1 zhan of salt and vinegar, and boil down to half a zhan of paste), half a liang of myrrh (powdered), and 4 qian of Curcuma zedoaria.

Source

From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 324.

Processing

Form the mixture into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For women with blood stasis, blood clots, and blood-qi disorders; various postpartum blood stagnation pains; alternating chills and fever; fatigue in the limbs; numbness, heaviness, and stiffness in the feet; jaundice and emaciation; and persistent coldness in the navel and abdomen.

Instructions for Use

Take 3–5 pills each time, on an empty stomach or before meals, washed down with safflower wine, 2–3 times daily. Stagnant blood and blood clots will be eliminated.

Jue Sheng Dan,From *Ren Cun Fang*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 324.,For women with blood stasis, blood clots, and blood-qi disorders; various postpartum blood stagnation pains; alternating chills and fever; fatigue in the limbs; numbness, heaviness, and stiffness in the feet; jaundice and emaciation; and persistent coldness in the navel and abdomen.

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