Shunsheng Pill,The formula is from *The Classic of the Middle Cavities: Supplementary Formulas*; the name is found in *Compiled Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 17.,For critical cases of difficult labor and when smallpox lesions have not erupted in children.
Shunsheng Pill
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Formulas Name : Shunsheng Pill
Chinese Name : 顺生丹
Drug Formulation
Half a liang of cinnabar, 1 liang of frankincense.
Source
The formula is from *The Classic of the Middle Cavities: Supplementary Formulas*; the name is found in *Compiled Medical Manuscripts*, Volume 17.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. On the Dragon Boat Festival, form pills the size of a paulownia seed using pig’s heart blood.
Benefits
For critical cases of difficult labor and when smallpox lesions have not erupted in children.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with frankincense decoction.
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Shunsheng Pill,For critical cases of difficult labor and when smallpox lesions have not erupted in children.