Pill for Relieving Shortness of Breath and Preserving Life

Pill for Relieving Shortness of Breath and Preserving Life,Failure of the pelvic bones to separate during labor.

Formulas Name : Pill for Relieving Shortness of Breath and Preserving Life

Chinese Name : 回急保生丹

Drug Formulation

90 seeds of Red Impatiens, 49 seeds of White Impatiens, 1 liang of naturally deceased turtle carapace (coated with sesame oil and roasted), 3 qian of Huai Achyranthes, 1 qian and 5 fen of Peach Kernels, 5 qian of Sichuan Ligusticum, and 5 qian of White Angelica root.

Source

From *Annotated Compendium of Shen’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.

Benefits

Failure of the pelvic bones to separate during labor.

Instructions for Use

Grind the Impatiens seeds into a fine powder and store them separately. At the onset of labor, weigh the remaining herbs precisely in liang, grind them into a powder, and mix them with the Impatiens seed powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with rice water at the onset of labor. If labor is delayed, take another 1 qian dose; the pubic symphysis will open immediately. For difficult labor, no more than three doses are required. Within one month of the expected delivery date, omit the Impatiens seeds from this formula and substitute with 2 liang of Motherwort Paste. Take 2 qian daily in the morning, mixed with rice water, to hasten labor.

Note

Do not take this formula if the fetal essence is deficient.

Pill for Relieving Shortness of Breath and Preserving Life,From *Annotated Compendium of Shen’s Gynecology*, Volume 2.,Failure of the pelvic bones to separate during labor.

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