Placenta Pill

Placenta Pill,For possession by wandering spirits, consumptive weakness and emaciation, and wheezing, coughing, and phlegm.

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.

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.

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