Pill to Revive the Dying and Save Children，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 34.，When a child’s smallpox rash, 5–6 days after onset, turns entirely black or charcoal-gray in color, the crown of the head sinks in and does not rise, and food is vomited immediately upon entering the mouth—this is known as a “deteriorated condition.”
Pill to Revive the Dying and Save Children
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Formulas Name : Pill to Revive the Dying and Save Children
Chinese Name : 起死救儿丹
Drug Formulation
3 qian of ginseng, 1 liang of Scrophularia root, 1 liang of honeysuckle, 2 qian of Atractylodes macrocephala, 3 qian of Angelica sinensis, 3 qian of Ophiopogon tuber, 1 qian of licorice, 2 qian of Schizonepeta, 2 qian of Trichosanthes root, 3 qian of Poria cocos.
Source
From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 34.
Benefits
When a child’s smallpox rash, 5–6 days after onset, turns entirely black or charcoal-gray in color, the crown of the head sinks in and does not rise, and food is vomited immediately upon entering the mouth—this is known as a “deteriorated condition.”
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally. After one dose, the black color turns red; after another dose, sunken areas rise, dry areas become moist, and the child regains the ability to taste food.
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Pill to Revive the Dying and Save Children,When a child’s smallpox rash, 5–6 days after onset, turns entirely black or charcoal-gray in color, the crown of the head sinks in and does not rise, and food is vomited immediately upon entering the mouth—this is known as a “deteriorated condition.”