Tuozhu Dan

Tuozhu Dan,During normal childbirth, when there is a heavy, dragging pain in the lower back and abdomen that is unbearable.

Formulas Name : Tuozhu Dan

Chinese Name : 托珠丹

Drug Formulation

Plantain seeds 4 liang (rinsed, lightly roasted, and ground into powder), Dodder seeds (rinsed, steamed with wine, dried in an oven, and ground into powder) 4 liang.

Source

*Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 229), citing *Xian Chuan Ji Yin Fang*.

Processing

Take a small amount of natural juice from crushed Yashan (commonly known as “Po Suan Cao”), add sour vinegar, and mix with a small amount of flour paste to form pills the size of a chicken’s head. Coat them with cinnabar and air-dry in the shade.

Benefits

During normal childbirth, when there is a heavy, dragging pain in the lower back and abdomen that is unbearable.

Instructions for Use

Take half a pill or one pill per dose. Pound the leaves of mature *Rhabdophora* to extract their natural juice, dissolve the pill in it, and mix with vinegar that has been boiled a hundred times to take orally. As long as 1–2 pills are ingested, the labor will proceed smoothly and quickly.

Tuozhu Dan,*Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 229), citing *Xian Chuan Ji Yin Fang*.,During normal childbirth, when there is a heavy, dragging pain in the lower back and abdomen that is unbearable.

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