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Lisheng Heding Dan,Difficult labor, obstetric complications, and retained dead fetus.

Formulas Name : Lisheng Heding Dan

Chinese Name : 立圣鹤顶丹

Drug Formulation

Coldwater Stone, in any quantity (known in Jiangnan as “soft gypsum”; divide it into two portions, one half left raw, the other half calcined over charcoal until glowing red).

Source

Quoted from Zhu Bing’s formula in Volume 18 of *Bai Yi*.

Processing

Grind the above into an extremely fine powder, add cinnabar, and grind again until the color resembles that of a peach blossom.

Benefits

Difficult labor, obstetric complications, and retained dead fetus.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 daqian each time, mixed with freshly drawn water and swallowed.

Lisheng Heding Dan,Quoted from Zhu Bing’s formula in Volume 18 of *Bai Yi*.,Difficult labor, obstetric complications, and retained dead fetus.

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