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Labor-Inducing Bone-Opening Pill

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Labor-Inducing Bone-Opening Pill

Formulas Name : Labor-Inducing Bone-Opening Pill

Chinese Name : 催生开骨丹

Drug Formulation

Transparent cinnabar and transparent “dripping milk” in equal parts (selected at noon on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month).

Source

*Collected Effective Prescriptions from the Mobao Studio*, Volume 1.

Processing

First, sift the cinnabar to produce a coarse powder. Next, melt the frankincense in a copper cauldron, mix it thoroughly with the cinnabar powder, and while still hot, shape into pills the size of a water caltrop.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; when labor pains become unbearable, swallow it with well water while facing east.

Labor-Inducing Bone-Opening Pill,*Collected Effective Prescriptions from the Mobao Studio*, Volume 1.,

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