Toxin-Clearing and Life-Restoring Pill，From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.，If a pregnant woman accidentally ingests toxic substances—such as sodium carbonate, croton seeds, arsenic trioxide, or black aconite—or toxic items like wild mushrooms, alcoholic beverages brewed from unidentified herbs, or the carcasses of diseased or dead cattle, sheep, chickens, or pigs, it may internally damage the fetal qi, leading to unstoppable vaginal bleeding. In severe cases, symptoms may include clenched jaws, fever with sweating, mental confusion, and a condition resembling epilepsy.
Toxin-Clearing and Life-Restoring Pill
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Formulas Name : Toxin-Clearing and Life-Restoring Pill
Chinese Name : 解毒回生丹
Drug Formulation
1 sheng of black adzuki beans, 1 sheng of mung beans, 2 liang of raw licorice, 1 liang of forsythia, 1 liang of trichosanthes root, 1 liang of scutellaria, 2 fen of musk, 20 sheets of gold foil, 5 qian of cinnabar, 5 qian of realgar, 1 liang of mountain arrowhead, and 2 liang of white mung beans (hulled).
Source
From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.
Processing
First, decoct the black and green beans together with licorice to obtain 1 sheng of concentrated decoction. Next, grind the forsythia, Tianhuafen, white mung beans, scutellaria, mountain arrowhead, realgar, cinnabar, and musk into an extremely fine powder. Use the previous decoction mixed with refined honey to form pills, each weighing 2 qian 5 fen, and coat them with gold leaf.
Benefits
If a pregnant woman accidentally ingests toxic substances—such as sodium carbonate, croton seeds, arsenic trioxide, or black aconite—or toxic items like wild mushrooms, alcoholic beverages brewed from unidentified herbs, or the carcasses of diseased or dead cattle, sheep, chickens, or pigs, it may internally damage the fetal qi, leading to unstoppable vaginal bleeding. In severe cases, symptoms may include clenched jaws, fever with sweating, mental confusion, and a condition resembling epilepsy.
Instructions for Use
Just before taking the medicine, prepare one bowl of decoction, warm it to a comfortable temperature, and dissolve the pills in it before consumption.
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Toxin-Clearing and Life-Restoring Pill,If a pregnant woman accidentally ingests toxic substances—such as sodium carbonate, croton seeds, arsenic trioxide, or black aconite—or toxic items like wild mushrooms, alcoholic beverages brewed from unidentified herbs, or the carcasses of diseased or dead cattle, sheep, chickens, or pigs, it may internally damage the fetal qi, leading to unstoppable vaginal bleeding. In severe cases, symptoms may include clenched jaws, fever with sweating, mental confusion, and a condition resembling epilepsy.