Shenbao Pills，From *Lingyuan Fang*, cited in Volume 4 of *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*.，Pain in the heart and diaphragm, abdominal pain, pain caused by blood stasis, difficulty urinating, bloody dysentery, organ toxicity, shortness of breath, pain in the flanks due to kidney qi, constipation, choking on qi, and undigested food. For women with lower abdominal pain that has not responded to other medications.
Shenbao Pills
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Formulas Name : Shenbao Pills
Chinese Name : 神保丸
Drug Formulation
1 fen of Wood Fragrance, 1 fen of Black Pepper, 10 seeds of Croton (with skin and core removed, ground), 1 dried scorpion.
Source
From *Lingyuan Fang*, cited in Volume 4 of *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*.
Processing
Mix the ingredients with hot water and steamed buns to form pills the size of a sesame seed; coat with cinnabar.
Benefits
Pain in the heart and diaphragm, abdominal pain, pain caused by blood stasis, difficulty urinating, bloody dysentery, organ toxicity, shortness of breath, pain in the flanks due to kidney qi, constipation, choking on qi, and undigested food. For women with lower abdominal pain that has not responded to other medications.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 pills per dose. For chest and epigastric pain, take with persimmon peduncle decoction or with lampwick and persimmon peduncle decoction; for abdominal pain, take with persimmon peduncle and roasted ginger decoction; for pain caused by blood stasis, take with stir-fried ginger, vinegar, and urine; for difficulty urinating, take with lampwick decoction; for bloody dysentery and visceral toxicity, take with paper mulberry leaf decoction; for severe lung qi disorders, add 3 fen each of white alum and clam shell powder,1 fen of Huangdan; grind them together into a powder and take with a decoction of mulberry bark and glutinous rice; for mild shortness of breath, take only with a decoction of mulberry bark and glutinous rice; for kidney-qi pain under the ribs, take with aniseed wine; for constipation, take with honey water mixed with 1 qian of areca nut powder; for dysphagia, take with wood fragrant decoction; for undigested food, take with tea, wine, or fruit juice.
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Shenbao Pills,Pain in the heart and diaphragm, abdominal pain, pain caused by blood stasis, difficulty urinating, bloody dysentery, organ toxicity, shortness of breath, pain in the flanks due to kidney qi, constipation, choking on qi, and undigested food. For women with lower abdominal pain that has not responded to other medications.