Liu Shen Wan Production Techniques
Lei Yun Shang Liu Shen Wan making skills(六神丸制作技艺) to form so far has a long history, which reflect and refract the history of the development of Chinese medicine. It has important historical value. Lei Yun Shang Liu Shen making skills are embodies the classic theory of medicine, especially medicine of Wu Medical School, which also contains a wealth of Wu cultural value. It is an important part of Shanghai culture.
Lei Yun Shang Liu Shen Wan production techniques have unique technology and the production of traditional Chinese medicine have inspiration and reference. Lei Yun Shang Liu Shen Wan has toxic herbs that have more flavor. The principle is to combat poison with poison. The production process of Liu Shen Wan not only get rid of toxic herbs and retain effective treatment ingredients, but also reduce its toxicity medicinal side effects on the human body. And therefore has a very high scientific value. Lei Yun Shang Liu Shen Wan is still widely used and has practical value.

The most important features of Liu Shen Wan are: first, small dose. When traditional Chinese medicine have to use Liang and Qian as the unit, PCT has been used as a unit for Liu Shen Wan (a Liang = 10 Qian = 1000 Li).
Second. The rapid effect. Traditional Chinese medicine has slow effect, which usually need a required course week or month. But after taking a half-day to one day of the pills, Liu Shen Wan play a role in quick effect.
Third, unique prescription. Most Chinese medicine are taken from herbs, but none of the materials of Liu Shen Wan have herbal formulations. The materials of Liu Shen Wan are taken from mineral drugs. As there is a certain toxicity, a common doctor would not open this recipe.
Fourth, unique production techniques. Because Liu Shen Wan has the smallest pellets which cannot use the general pan-pill production. Its treatment and medicines must use unique molding process.

Historically, Lei Yun Shang recipe for Liu Shen Wan is confidential and mass female child does not have the right to learn it. The total recipe of Liu Shen Wan only rests in the hands of male successor. Its production process according to the procurement, processing, matching and other steps to hand down by decomposition. Pharmaceutical workers each work secretly for his part and they are not allowed to inquire about each other.
After each job is completed the original drug, and then aggregated to male successor hands. By male successor to complete the final synthesis in a closed room, the whole production success is complete.
In 1956, the State Council approved that Lei Yun Shang Liu Shen Wan be included in the scope of confidentiality manufacturing. In 1984, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine as a national system to list Liu Shen Wan as the "top secret" project. In 1996, it was listed as a protected species.
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