Secretly Transmitted “Ten Thousand Spirits” Single-Pill Nine-Transformation Elixir,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.,Effective for headaches and fever due to cold damage; yin-type symptoms such as chills and spontaneous sweating; stroke with facial paralysis; acute and chronic convulsions in children; postpartum pain caused by blood stasis; irregular menstruation and reddish vaginal discharge in women; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; headaches caused by phlegm congestion; dysentery; bloating caused by poisonous insects; chronic cough; various types of pain; boils and carbuncles; and furuncles.
Secretly Transmitted “Ten Thousand Spirits” Single-Pill Nine-Transformation Elixir
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Formulas Name : Secretly Transmitted “Ten Thousand Spirits” Single-Pill Nine-Transformation Elixir
Chinese Name : 秘授万灵一粒九转还丹
Drug Formulation
3 liang of genuine opium (ground in winter, stewed in summer), 1 qian 2 fen of rhinoceros yellow (dehaired), 1 qian 2 fen of genuine musk (dehaired), and 9 qian of herb ash.
Source
*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Then take 2 liang 4 qian of white rice, grind it into a paste, add the four ingredients from above, and grind again until uniform. Shape into pills, each weighing 3 li. Coat with cinnabar, place in a large sealed envelope, and seal tightly. Place it inside the lid of an inverted foot warmer, cover it with wrapped straw paper, and gently roast over charcoal fire for three sticks of incense. Shake the lid three times for each stick of incense.three times each, totaling nine times—this is called the Nine-Transformation Elixir. Once the incense has burned out, transfer the pills to the lid of the foot warmer; allow them to cool, then open the package and place them in a porcelain jar for future use.
Benefits
Effective for headaches and fever due to cold damage; yin-type symptoms such as chills and spontaneous sweating; stroke with facial paralysis; acute and chronic convulsions in children; postpartum pain caused by blood stasis; irregular menstruation and reddish vaginal discharge in women; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; headaches caused by phlegm congestion; dysentery; bloating caused by poisonous insects; chronic cough; various types of pain; boils and carbuncles; and furuncles.
Instructions for Use
Adults: 1 pill per dose; children aged 8–9: 1 pill divided into 2 doses; children aged 4–7: 1 pill divided into 3 doses; children under 3 years of age: 1 pill divided into 4 doses.
Note
Contraindicated for pregnant women.
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Secretly Transmitted “Ten Thousand Spirits” Single-Pill Nine-Transformation Elixir,Effective for headaches and fever due to cold damage; yin-type symptoms such as chills and spontaneous sweating; stroke with facial paralysis; acute and chronic convulsions in children; postpartum pain caused by blood stasis; irregular menstruation and reddish vaginal discharge in women; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; headaches caused by phlegm congestion; dysentery; bloating caused by poisonous insects; chronic cough; various types of pain; boils and carbuncles; and furuncles.