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Taiyi Rescue-from-Suffering Pill

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Taiyi Rescue-from-Suffering Pill,For symptoms during epidemics, such as chest oppression and mental confusion; delirium due to cold damage; chest and diaphragm congestion; latent summer heat with alternating chills and fever; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; wind, miasma, and malaria; and various forms of convulsions, malnutrition, and dysentery in children.

Formulas Name : Taiyi Rescue-from-Suffering Pill

Chinese Name : 太乙救苦丹

Drug Formulation

Salvia miltiorrhiza 3 liang, arrow feathers 3 liang, Adzuki beans 3 liang, patchouli 1 liang 5 qian, rhubarb 1 liang 5 qian, Cimicifuga root 1 liang 5 qian, Platycodon root 1 liang 5 qian, Guangpi 1 liang 5 qian, honeysuckle 1 liang 5 qian, mao gu 1 liang 5 qian, persimmon seed 1 liang 5 qian, cyperus rhizome 1 liang 5 qian, Atractylodes lancea 7 qian 5 fen, ephedra 7 qian 5 fen,7 qian 5 fen of Pueraria root, 7 qian 5 fen of Pinellia, 7 qian 5 fen of Wood Fragrance, 7 qian 3 fen of Perilla leaf, 7 qian of Talc, 6 qian of Euphorbia, 6 qian of Qianjin Frost, 6 qian of Asarum, 6 qian of Sichuan Aconite, 6 qian of Orpiment, 6 qian of Realgar, 5 qian of Cinnabar, and 1 qian 5 fen of Musk.

Source

From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.

Processing

Sun-dry and grind into a fine powder; mix with 7 liang of glutinous rice flour to form pills.

Benefits

For symptoms during epidemics, such as chest oppression and mental confusion; delirium due to cold damage; chest and diaphragm congestion; latent summer heat with alternating chills and fever; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; wind, miasma, and malaria; and various forms of convulsions, malnutrition, and dysentery in children.

Instructions for Use

Take with boiled water.

Note

Contraindicated for pregnant women.

Taiyi Rescue-from-Suffering Pill，From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.，For symptoms during epidemics, such as chest oppression and mental confusion; delirium due to cold damage; chest and diaphragm congestion; latent summer heat with alternating chills and fever; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; wind, miasma, and malaria; and various forms of convulsions, malnutrition, and dysentery in children.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026

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