Pine-Roasted Cake，From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 29), citing *Trustworthy Methods for Preserving Life*.，For all types of masses, stagnation, and accumulations—including qi and blood masses—that have persisted for 10–20 years; for adults and children with chronic dysentery accompanied by pus and blood, or intermittent dysentery.
Pine-Roasted Cake
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Formulas Name : Pine-Roasted Cake
Chinese Name : 松焙饼子
Drug Formulation
Half a liang of fine ink (roasted), half a liang of Datura flower (soaked in vinegar, stir-fried until charred red), half a liang of blue vitriol, half a liang of Euphorbia, half a liang of lacquer (stir-fried), half a liang of Wulingzhi, half a liang of Acanthopanax, half a liang of Curcuma, half a liang of Mithridate, half a liang of tangerine peel (white pith removed), half a liang of oyster shell (calcined),Croton Seed 1 liang (peeled, wrapped in three layers of damp paper and burned), Large Dried Jujubes 14 (pitted, burned until charred), White Cloves 1 fen, Realgar (ground) 1 fen, Horsefly Larvae (wings and legs removed) 1 fen, Mylabris (wings and legs removed) 1 fen.
Source
From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 29), citing *Trustworthy Methods for Preserving Life*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of a soapberry, then roll them into flat cakes.
Benefits
For all types of masses, stagnation, and accumulations—including qi and blood masses—that have persisted for 10–20 years; for adults and children with chronic dysentery accompanied by pus and blood, or intermittent dysentery.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose; prepare a decoction from the food that caused the ailment, or use wheat flour soup to swallow it, and be sure to bite it with your teeth before swallowing. As the mass gradually moves downward, take another dose; when you feel it moving downward again, take one more pill, and the mass will be expelled on its own. If you simply wish to promote bowel movement, take it with wheat flour soup.
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Pine-Roasted Cake,For all types of masses, stagnation, and accumulations—including qi and blood masses—that have persisted for 10–20 years; for adults and children with chronic dysentery accompanied by pus and blood, or intermittent dysentery.