Placenta Pill，From *The Authentic Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 3, citing *The Blue Sack Formulas*.，For possession by wandering spirits, consumptive weakness and emaciation, and wheezing, coughing, and phlegm.
Placenta Pill
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Formulas Name : Placenta Pill
Chinese Name : 紫河车丹
Drug Formulation
Male placenta (from the firstborn child; wash thoroughly with soapberry water; then place in a copper pot, rinse with rice vinegar, drain, and place in a small bamboo basket; wrap with paper and seal tightly to prevent air leakage; dry over a strong fire), 1 liang 5 qian of ginseng, 1 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 5 qian of Wood Fragrance, 5 qian of Poria cocos,Fu Shen 1 liang, Sichuan Angelica 1 liang, Prepared Rehmannia 1 liang, Frankincense 4 qian (ground separately), Myrrh 4 qian (ground separately), Cinnabar 2 qian (ground separately), Musk 2 fen.
Source
From *The Authentic Transmission of Medicine*, Volume 3, citing *The Blue Sack Formulas*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wine paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed. Alternatively, mix with refined honey to form pills for oral administration.
Benefits
For possession by wandering spirits, consumptive weakness and emaciation, and wheezing, coughing, and phlegm.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with decocted ginseng soup, on an empty stomach, three times a day.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Placenta Pill,For possession by wandering spirits, consumptive weakness and emaciation, and wheezing, coughing, and phlegm.