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Life-Saving Pill,Smallpox. Cold qi rising upward, body feeling cold, smallpox lesions appearing grayish-white and sunken, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, vomiting, watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and cold hands and feet.

Formulas Name : Life-Saving Pill

Chinese Name : 起死回生丹

Drug Formulation

9 cloves, 1 qian of dried ginger.

Source

*Records of Smallpox and Measles* (Ren Duan Lu), Volume 14.

Benefits

Smallpox. Cold qi rising upward, body feeling cold, smallpox lesions appearing grayish-white and sunken, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, vomiting, watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and cold hands and feet.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 fen each time, washed down with wine. After being covered for a short while, the spleen and stomach will warm up, the cold will subside, and the yang will return; the smallpox lesions will naturally turn red, become lively, and erupt.

Life-Saving Pill,*Records of Smallpox and Measles* (Ren Duan Lu), Volume 14.,Smallpox. Cold qi rising upward, body feeling cold, smallpox lesions appearing grayish-white and sunken, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, vomiting, watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and cold hands and feet.

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