Reviving the Soul Pills，From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 1 of *Wai Tai*.，For typhoid fever lasting 4–5 days, as well as various chronic conditions that have persisted for years, characterized by a hard mass beneath the heart, indigestion, dizziness, pain in the limbs, difficulty swallowing, high fever, distension and fullness in the spleen and stomach, intestinal rumbling, and cramping in the flanks; for pathogenic qi caused by wandering spirits or ghostly possession; or for emaciation resulting from fright or shock, back pain, numbness in the hands and feet, a bitter taste in the mouth, and a dry tongue; for epidemic diseases that occur seasonally, where wind-heat cannot linger for long, accompanied by vomiting of foul-smelling fluid.
Reviving the Soul Pills
Formulas Name : Reviving the Soul Pills
Chinese Name : 还魂丸
Drug Formulation
Croton seed (removed from the seed coat and roasted) 2 liang, licorice (roasted) 2 liang, cinnabar 2 liang, peony root 2 liang, Ophiopogon tuber 2 liang (core removed).
Source
From *Gujin Luyan*, cited in Volume 1 of *Wai Tai*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For typhoid fever lasting 4–5 days, as well as various chronic conditions that have persisted for years, characterized by a hard mass beneath the heart, indigestion, dizziness, pain in the limbs, difficulty swallowing, high fever, distension and fullness in the spleen and stomach, intestinal rumbling, and cramping in the flanks; for pathogenic qi caused by wandering spirits or ghostly possession; or for emaciation resulting from fright or shock, back pain, numbness in the hands and feet, a bitter taste in the mouth, and a dry tongue; for epidemic diseases that occur seasonally, where wind-heat cannot linger for long, accompanied by vomiting of foul-smelling fluid.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 pills per dose, washed down with scallion and jujube decoction; for children aged 2 years and older, take 2 pills the size of a sesame seed per dose, twice daily.
Note
Avoid seaweed, Chinese cabbage, wild boar meat, asparagus, and raw blood-rich foods.
Reviving the Soul Pills,For typhoid fever lasting 4–5 days, as well as various chronic conditions that have persisted for years, characterized by a hard mass beneath the heart, indigestion, dizziness, pain in the limbs, difficulty swallowing, high fever, distension and fullness in the spleen and stomach, intestinal rumbling, and cramping in the flanks; for pathogenic qi caused by wandering spirits or ghostly possession; or for emaciation resulting from fright or shock, back pain, numbness in the hands and feet, a bitter taste in the mouth, and a dry tongue; for epidemic diseases that occur seasonally, where wind-heat cannot linger for long, accompanied by vomiting of foul-smelling fluid.