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Zhou’s Life-Restoring Pill

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Zhou’s Life-Restoring Pill,For heatstroke, exposure to cold, irregular diet, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, and abdominal colic.

Formulas Name : Zhou’s Life-Restoring Pill

Chinese Name : 周氏回生丹

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Gallnut, 3 qian of Agarwood, 1 liang of Qianjinzi Frost, 5 liang of Liu Shen Qu (roasted), 3 qian of Sandalwood, 3 qian of Male Cloves, 1 liang 5 qian of Mountain Arisaema, 3 qian of Frankincense, 5 qian of Licorice, and 1 liang 5 qian of Red-bud Euphorbia (vinegar-roasted).

Source

*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.

Processing

Grind all ingredients into a fine powder and sift through a sieve. For every 12 liang and 7 qian of fine powder, mix in 3 qian of musk, 6 qian of cinnabar, 3 qian of realgar, and 3 fen of borneol. Blend into a fine, uniform powder, then use cold boiled water to form small pills (200 pills per liang). Coat with cinnabar, pack 10 pills per packet (approximately 5 fen), and place in waxed paper bags.

Benefits

For heatstroke, exposure to cold, irregular diet, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, and abdominal colic.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills (weighing approximately 5 fen) per dose, washed down with ginger tea or warm boiled water.

Note

Contraindicated for pregnant women.

Zhou’s Life-Restoring Pill,*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.,For heatstroke, exposure to cold, irregular diet, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, and abdominal colic.

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