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Ruyi Xian Dan,Effective for nine types of heart pain, hernia-related pulling pain, widespread body pain, intense thirst with an inability to retain water (vomiting immediately after drinking), inability to eat or drink, sleeplessness day and night, dysphagia, regurgitation, and persistent, prolonged diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Ruyi Xian Dan

Chinese Name : 如意仙丹

Drug Formulation

Genuine opium 4 qian, agarwood 2 qian, cinnabar 2 qian, frankincense 2 qian, Beijing cow bile 2 fen, musk 1 fen.

Source

From *Liangpeng Huiji*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with the breast milk of a first-time mother to form 80 pills, then wrap each tightly in gold leaf.

Benefits

Effective for nine types of heart pain, hernia-related pulling pain, widespread body pain, intense thirst with an inability to retain water (vomiting immediately after drinking), inability to eat or drink, sleeplessness day and night, dysphagia, regurgitation, and persistent, prolonged diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time. Mash 1 pear, wrap it in white cloth, and squeeze out the natural juice. First, wrap the pill in a clean cloth and crush it; then grind it with the pear juice and take it orally. The pain will cease immediately. For persistent diarrhea, swallow the pill with water from a watermelon.

Ruyi Xian Dan,From *Liangpeng Huiji*, Volume 2.,Effective for nine types of heart pain, hernia-related pulling pain, widespread body pain, intense thirst with an inability to retain water (vomiting immediately after drinking), inability to eat or drink, sleeplessness day and night, dysphagia, regurgitation, and persistent, prolonged diarrhea.

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