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Seven-Liquid Pill,Epidemic fever, malaria and dysentery, sore throat, measles, rashes, typhoid fever, toxic sores and abscesses, sudden onset of summer heat and wind, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, and all types of toxic heat syndromes. Summer-dampness and warm pathogens latent in the Triple Burner, characterized by alternating chills and fever without sweating, abdominal pain, constipation, or diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Seven-Liquid Pill

Chinese Name : 七液丹

Drug Formulation

12 jin of talc; 30 liang of fresh Agastache leaf juice; 30 liang of fresh Pogostemon leaf juice; 30 liang of fresh radish juice; 30 liang of fresh Perilla leaf juice; 30 liang of fresh lotus leaf juice; 30 liang of fresh Platycladus leaf juice; 30 liang of raw rhubarb with variegated patterns (sun-dried, ground into a fine powder, and mixed with 2 jin of good aged wine).

Source

*Essentials of Great Vitality: Supplement*.

Processing

First, grind talc to a very fine powder, removing any impurities, and weigh it to the exact jin; soak 30 liang of powdered licorice in hot water, rinse thoroughly until all impurities are removed, and use the licorice decoction to its fullest extent to soak the talc, then spread it out to dry in a clay basin.Pour the seven extracts into the mixture in any order; however, since cypress leaves are difficult to extract juice from, they must be added to fresh lotus root juice and pounded together until the juice is squeezed out. Once all the ingredients have been thoroughly mixed, dry them in the sun, grind them into a fine powder, and store.

Benefits

Epidemic fever, malaria and dysentery, sore throat, measles, rashes, typhoid fever, toxic sores and abscesses, sudden onset of summer heat and wind, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, and all types of toxic heat syndromes. Summer-dampness and warm pathogens latent in the Triple Burner, characterized by alternating chills and fever without sweating, abdominal pain, constipation, or diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 4 qian per dose, formed into one large pill, sun-dried and sealed tightly for easy portability. To treat dysentery, use 1 qian of black gardenia for red stools and 3 slices of fresh ginger for white stools; decoct in water and dissolve the pill in the decoction before taking. To treat malaria, use 3 large slices of fresh ginger and 1 qian of processed Pinellia; decoct in water and dissolve the pill in the decoction before taking. To treat sore throat and all miscellaneous ailments, take with plain boiling water;For persistent high fever, rashes, or measles that fail to break out, take 1–2 doses for mild cases and 2–3 doses for severe cases; for various types of measles, in severe cases, although this pill may be administered, it may not act quickly enough to address the urgency; in such cases, use the Wulong Pill to induce sneezing by blowing it into the nose, then immediately administer 1 fen of the Eight-Treasure Red Spirit Pill mixed with water; if unavailable, the Purple Gold Ingot or Tangxi Measles Medicine may be used instead;For external conditions, mix with ginger juice and apply as a poultice; for fire-induced erythema with redness, swelling, and pain in the bladder, mix with scallion juice and apply as a poultice; for robust constitutions or severe cases, taking 5–6 qian is acceptable; for children, reduce the dose by half.

Seven-Liquid Pill,*Essentials of Great Vitality: Supplement*.,Epidemic fever, malaria and dysentery, sore throat, measles, rashes, typhoid fever, toxic sores and abscesses, sudden onset of summer heat and wind, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, and all types of toxic heat syndromes. Summer-dampness and warm pathogens latent in the Triple Burner, characterized by alternating chills and fever without sweating, abdominal pain, constipation, or diarrhea.

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