Supreme Holy Restorative Pill，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 9), citing *Essentials for Nourishing Life*.，For cases of imbalance between yin and yang, where cold and heat counteract each other; where the nutritive and defensive qi are disrupted; where the heart and kidneys fail to ascend and descend; and where water and fire fail to nourish one another—this formula is suitable for men, women, the elderly, and infants presenting with critical symptoms, provided that stomach qi remains intact. Examples include: pathogenic heat rising to cause restlessness; cold qi attacking and causing pain; diaphragmatic fullness with unbearable chills and fever; kidney pathogenic factors attacking the flanks, causing pain so severe that movement is impossible; various forms of cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, where neither food, drink, nor medicine can be retained;severe vomiting, cold hands and feet, and leg cramps; feverish restlessness, dizziness, vertigo, and loss of consciousness; diarrhea and dysentery, regardless of whether the stool is red or white, hot or cold; untimely vomiting, qi stagnation, and inability to swallow food or drink; and in children, epilepsy caused by fright, accompanied by prolonged thirst, which has developed into “deficient wind” and manifests as chronic convulsions.
Supreme Holy Restorative Pill
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Formulas Name : Supreme Holy Restorative Pill
Chinese Name : 至圣来复丹
Drug Formulation
Lingzhi 2 liang, Qingpi 2 liang, Sulfur 2 liang, Calcined Gypsum (melted in a porcelain vessel over alternating high and low heat until uniform; do not overheat; grind finely; stir-fry over low heat until yellow), Chenpi (with white pith intact) 2 liang, Taiyin Xuanjing Stone 1 liang.
Source
From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 9), citing *Essentials for Nourishing Life*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from boiled water and flour to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For cases of imbalance between yin and yang, where cold and heat counteract each other; where the nutritive and defensive qi are disrupted; where the heart and kidneys fail to ascend and descend; and where water and fire fail to nourish one another—this formula is suitable for men, women, the elderly, and infants presenting with critical symptoms, provided that stomach qi remains intact. Examples include: pathogenic heat rising to cause restlessness; cold qi attacking and causing pain; diaphragmatic fullness with unbearable chills and fever; kidney pathogenic factors attacking the flanks, causing pain so severe that movement is impossible; various forms of cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, where neither food, drink, nor medicine can be retained;severe vomiting, cold hands and feet, and leg cramps; feverish restlessness, dizziness, vertigo, and loss of consciousness; diarrhea and dysentery, regardless of whether the stool is red or white, hot or cold; untimely vomiting, qi stagnation, and inability to swallow food or drink; and in children, epilepsy caused by fright, accompanied by prolonged thirst, which has developed into “deficient wind” and manifests as chronic convulsions.
Instructions for Use
For children, the dosage should be adjusted according to the size of the pills, which resemble sesame seeds. Take 20 pills per dose; 30 for severe cases and 15 for mild cases; 10 for young children; 3–5 for infants; and 1–2 for newborns. Dissolve the pills and take them with porridge or liquid in the morning.
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Supreme Holy Restorative Pill,For cases of imbalance between yin and yang, where cold and heat counteract each other; where the nutritive and defensive qi are disrupted; where the heart and kidneys fail to ascend and descend; and where water and fire fail to nourish one another—this formula is suitable for men, women, the elderly, and infants presenting with critical symptoms, provided that stomach qi remains intact. Examples include: pathogenic heat rising to cause restlessness; cold qi attacking and causing pain; diaphragmatic fullness with unbearable chills and fever; kidney pathogenic factors attacking the flanks, causing pain so severe that movement is impossible; various forms of cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, where neither food, drink, nor medicine can be retained;severe vomiting, cold hands and feet, and leg cramps; feverish restlessness, dizziness, vertigo, and loss of consciousness; diarrhea and dysentery, regardless of whether the stool is red or white, hot or cold; untimely vomiting, qi stagnation, and inability to swallow food or drink; and in children, epilepsy caused by fright, accompanied by prolonged thirst, which has developed into “deficient wind” and manifests as chronic convulsions.