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Shunsheng Pill,For critical cases of difficult labor and when smallpox lesions have not erupted in children.

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.

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.

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