Longevity and Life-Preserving Pill

Longevity and Life-Preserving Pill,For men and women suffering from disharmony of the spleen and stomach, reduced appetite, cramping pain in the chest and abdomen, regurgitation and vomiting of food, phlegm, wheezing, and coughing, the five types of dysuria, chest constriction due to typhoid fever, obstruction of urination and defecation, bloody diarrhea, intestinal wind, and hemorrhoids; or for severe fever and jaundice following typhoid fever, chronic malaria, loose stools and dysentery with undigested grains,alcohol-induced jaundice, jaundice from overwork, ten types of water retention causing generalized yellow swelling, all forms of poisonous insect toxins, accumulated heat in the five viscera, unstoppable epistaxis; as well as mumps, throat obstruction, mouth sores, generalized scabies and tinea, nine types of heart pain,thirty-six types of stagnation, twenty-four types of qi disorders—regardless of whether the condition is chronic or recent—for which other medications have proven ineffective; as well as postpartum conditions in women where pathogenic blood surges to the heart, causing a near-fatal sensation, dry mouth and tongue, fatigue in the limbs, unstoppable heavy menstrual bleeding or metrorrhagia, a sallow complexion, red or white vaginal discharge, and menstrual obstruction due to blood stasis; and the thirty-six types of infantile convulsions.

Formulas Name : Longevity and Life-Preserving Pill

Chinese Name : 延年护命丹

Drug Formulation

Myrrh 2 qian (ground separately), Frankincense 2 qian (ground separately), Mercury Oxide 2 qian, Curcuma zedoaria 1 liang, Beijing-style Curcuma zedoaria (roasted) 1 liang, Datura flower 1.5 liang, Soft-shelled Turtle Carapace (dipped in vinegar, roasted until yellow, tips removed, and crushed) 1.5 liang,4 liang of Black Pharbitis (take 2 liang of the fine powder), half a liang of Dried Tangerine Peel (soak together with the Pharbitis flower in good vinegar overnight, strain, sun-dry, then roast), Sichuan Rhubarb (half raw, half soaked in vinegar overnight; soften, cut into chunks, first into large pieces, then into smaller pieces, slice into thin pieces, sun-dry slightly, then roast—do not let it burn).

Source

From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 102), citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.

Processing

Grind the latter seven ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the first three ingredients, combine with refined honey to form a mass, and pound in a mortar 3,000 times. Divide each liang into four pills.

Benefits

For men and women suffering from disharmony of the spleen and stomach, reduced appetite, cramping pain in the chest and abdomen, regurgitation and vomiting of food, phlegm, wheezing, and coughing, the five types of dysuria, chest constriction due to typhoid fever, obstruction of urination and defecation, bloody diarrhea, intestinal wind, and hemorrhoids; or for severe fever and jaundice following typhoid fever, chronic malaria, loose stools and dysentery with undigested grains,alcohol-induced jaundice, jaundice from overwork, ten types of water retention causing generalized yellow swelling, all forms of poisonous insect toxins, accumulated heat in the five viscera, unstoppable epistaxis; as well as mumps, throat obstruction, mouth sores, generalized scabies and tinea, nine types of heart pain,thirty-six types of stagnation, twenty-four types of qi disorders—regardless of whether the condition is chronic or recent—for which other medications have proven ineffective; as well as postpartum conditions in women where pathogenic blood surges to the heart, causing a near-fatal sensation, dry mouth and tongue, fatigue in the limbs, unstoppable heavy menstrual bleeding or metrorrhagia, a sallow complexion, red or white vaginal discharge, and menstrual obstruction due to blood stasis; and the thirty-six types of infantile convulsions.

Instructions for Use

Chew thoroughly and swallow with warm water. Take the entire dose before bedtime; do not use a pillow. Lie on your back until after the first watch of the night, then sleep as you please. The next day, if you expel accumulated masses, fragments, worms, or pus and blood, the treatment is effective. For severe cases, take one more pill after three days; for mild cases, take one more dose after fifty days. If there is wandering pain throughout the body, dissolve the pill in a decoction of frankincense and myrrh;For unstoppable nosebleeds, dissolve in cold water; for cases involving parasites, dissolve in sesame oil; for those under 15 or over 50 years of age, divide one pill into two doses; for those under 10 or over 60, divide one pill into three doses; for those under 6 or over 70, divide one pill into four doses; for those under 3 or over 80, divide one pill into five doses. However, it is best taken before bedtime.

Note

Avoid raw, cold, hard, and greasy foods. Eat plain rice porridge for 3 days.

Longevity and Life-Preserving Pill,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 102), citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.,For men and women suffering from disharmony of the spleen and stomach, reduced appetite, cramping pain in the chest and abdomen, regurgitation and vomiting of food, phlegm, wheezing, and coughing, the five types of dysuria, chest constriction due to typhoid fever, obstruction of urination and defecation, bloody diarrhea, intestinal wind, and hemorrhoids; or for severe fever and jaundice following typhoid fever, chronic malaria, loose stools and dysentery with undigested grains,alcohol-induced jaundice, jaundice from overwork, ten types of water retention causing generalized yellow swelling, all forms of poisonous insect toxins, accumulated heat in the five viscera, unstoppable epistaxis; as well as mumps, throat obstruction, mouth sores, generalized scabies and tinea, nine types of heart pain,thirty-six types of stagnation, twenty-four types of qi disorders—regardless of whether the condition is chronic or recent—for which other medications have proven ineffective; as well as postpartum conditions in women where pathogenic blood surges to the heart, causing a near-fatal sensation, dry mouth and tongue, fatigue in the limbs, unstoppable heavy menstrual bleeding or metrorrhagia, a sallow complexion, red or white vaginal discharge, and menstrual obstruction due to blood stasis; and the thirty-six types of infantile convulsions.

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