Secret Formula for Nourishing Life Pill

Secret Formula for Nourishing Life Pill,Indications: Fetal death in utero; retained placenta; difficult labor; postpartum syncope; restlessness at the wound site; chills and fever resembling malaria; swelling of the limbs; agitation and mania; loss of voice and inability to speak; diarrhea with pus and blood; aching pain in all joints; hematuria; metrorrhagia and menorrhagia; erratic vomiting and regurgitation due to chest and diaphragm qi disorders; cough; and a croaking sound in the throat resembling that of a toad.Or, after childbirth, red and scanty urine, and slow, obstructed bowel movements; or abdominal pain during menstruation, amenorrhea; or irregular menstruation.

Formulas Name : Secret Formula for Nourishing Life Pill

Chinese Name : 世秘资生丹

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis root (washed with wine) 1 liang, Chuanxiong (washed with wine) 1 liang, Cyperus rotundus (hairs removed, stir-fried with vinegar; avoid iron utensils) 1 liang, Atractylodes lancea (soaked in rice washing water, stir-fried) 1 liang, Corydalis yanhusuo (stir-fried) 1 liang, Poria cocos (stir-fried) 1 liang, Poria cocos (peeled) 1 liang, Peach kernels (peeled and tips removed) 1 liang,Huai Shu Di (steamed with wine and cleaned) 1 liang, Cornus officinalis (pitted) 5 qian, Sanguisorba officinalis (washed with wine) 5 qian, Wulingzhi (soaked in vinegar, baked on a tile) 5 qian, Notopterygium incisum 5 qian, Glycyrrhiza uralensis (roasted) 5 qian, Paeonia lactiflora (stir-fried with wine) 5 qian, Panax ginseng 5 qian, Citrus reticulata (aged) 5 qian, Achyranthes bidentata (stem removed) 5 qian,Acorus rhizome (soaked in vinegar, wrapped in paper and steamed) 5 qian, Atractylodes macrocephala (stir-fried with earth) 3 qian, Green tangerine peel 3 qian, Wood apple 3 qian, Alpinia officinarum 4 qian, Frankincense (oil removed) 1 qian, Myrrh (oil removed) 1 qian, Wood fragrant 1 qian, Tiantai Wuyao 1 qian 5 fen, Motherwort 1 liang 5 qian (avoid iron utensils), Donkey-hide gelatin (stir-fried with clam powder until beaded) 8 qian.

Source

From *The Secret Manual of Ningkun*, Volume 1.

Processing

Prepare each of the above herbs separately, grind them into an extremely fine powder, and use rhubarb paste to form pills the size of a marble.

Benefits

Indications: Fetal death in utero; retained placenta; difficult labor; postpartum syncope; restlessness at the wound site; chills and fever resembling malaria; swelling of the limbs; agitation and mania; loss of voice and inability to speak; diarrhea with pus and blood; aching pain in all joints; hematuria; metrorrhagia and menorrhagia; erratic vomiting and regurgitation due to chest and diaphragm qi disorders; cough; and a croaking sound in the throat resembling that of a toad.Or, after childbirth, red and scanty urine, and slow, obstructed bowel movements; or abdominal pain during menstruation, amenorrhea; or irregular menstruation.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; just before use, grind it into a fine powder and mix with good wine; take at any time.

Secret Formula for Nourishing Life Pill,From *The Secret Manual of Ningkun*, Volume 1.,Indications: Fetal death in utero; retained placenta; difficult labor; postpartum syncope; restlessness at the wound site; chills and fever resembling malaria; swelling of the limbs; agitation and mania; loss of voice and inability to speak; diarrhea with pus and blood; aching pain in all joints; hematuria; metrorrhagia and menorrhagia; erratic vomiting and regurgitation due to chest and diaphragm qi disorders; cough; and a croaking sound in the throat resembling that of a toad.Or, after childbirth, red and scanty urine, and slow, obstructed bowel movements; or abdominal pain during menstruation, amenorrhea; or irregular menstruation.

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