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Scutellaria macrantha, Tricosanthes multiloba, Euphorbia 

 lathyris, and honey. As an antifebrile remedy, and in difficult 

 labor. 



Pbim-floiver Pills ; \^ \% ^ (:\Iei-t'ao-tan). Plum flow- 

 ers, peach kernels, cinnabar, licorice, and Luffa cylindrica 

 pulp. To bring out the eruption in smallpox. 



Plum-fltnver Lozenge' Pi Us ; )^ {^ 1(5 § :f5- (Mei-hua-tien- 

 she-tan). Olibanum, pearl bean flowers, woman's milk, and 

 toad spittle. These are both swallowed and allowed to dissolve 

 under the tongue, for all sorts of sores and abscesses, especially 

 those in the mouth. 



Preserving Youth Pills; ;i[; :^ ^p} (Pu-lao-tan). Atracty- 

 lis chinensis, Zanthoxylum, Polygonum multiflorum, black 

 beans, red dates, Lycium sinense, mulberries, and honey. 

 Benefits the spleen and kidneys. Those taking these pills 

 will retain their youthful appearance until seventv. 



Prophet's Print Pills; M ^ T^ :^ (Yu-chih-tzu-w^an), 

 These are made of the kernels of an unknown plant called 

 fl ^ ■?) Pachyma cocos, Lycium sinense, Acorns calamus, 

 kernels of Thuja orientalis, ginseng, Polygala sibirica, Dios- 

 corea, Polygonatum multiflorum, and honey. They are used 

 in nervous affections, insomnia, mania, physical debility, and 

 the like. 



Protecting the True Pills ; ffc ^ :^(Pao-chen-wan). Rosa 

 rugosa, Psoralea corylifolia, Atractylis ovata. Astragalus 

 hoangtchy, Scutellaria macrantha, Cuscuta japonica, Coniose- 

 linum univittatum, Cryptotaenia canadensis, Paeonia albiflora, 

 Rehmannia glutinosa, walnut kernels, Eucommia ulmoides. 

 Allium odorum, and honey. These are a blood remedy, and 

 are prescribed in all diseases of the blood vessels, hemorrhages, 

 and the like. 



Protecting Pregnancy Pills; ^^ |^ % (Pao-t'ai-wan). 

 Pachyma cocos, Atractylis ovata. Hibiscus rosa sinensis, 

 myrrh, Cyperus rotundus, coriander, Leonurus sibiricus, and 

 honey. These are to prevent threatened abortion and to render 

 labor easy. 



Protecting Health Pills ; %%^ (Pao-yiian-tan). Poly- 

 gonatum multiflorum, Lycium sinense, must, yellow spirits, 

 decocted together. This decoction is to be drunk by the 



