Red Cotton Pill

Red Cotton Pill,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, characterized by spasms of the hands and feet, a fixed gaze, abnormal saliva, high fever, and labored breathing, as well as for prenatal epilepsy and stroke.

Formulas Name : Red Cotton Pill

Chinese Name : 红绵丹

Drug Formulation

Scorpion tail (roasted until yellow): 2 qian and a half; cinnabar: 2 qian and a half; ox gallstone: 1 qian (ground separately); red-footed centipede: 1 (soaked in wine, roasted until yellow); Tiannanxing (soaked in ginger juice): 2 fen and a half; borneol: 2 fen and a half; musk: 2 fen and a half; Shehan Stone (calcined, quenched in vinegar): half a liang.

Source

From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 64.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, form into pills the size of a chicken’s head using rice paste, and coat with gold leaf.

Benefits

For acute and chronic convulsions in children, characterized by spasms of the hands and feet, a fixed gaze, abnormal saliva, high fever, and labored breathing, as well as for prenatal epilepsy and stroke.

Instructions for Use

Adjust the dosage according to the child’s age: one and a half grains for a one-year-old. Dissolve in peppermint tea and administer; there is no specific time restriction.

Red Cotton Pill,From *Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 64.,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, characterized by spasms of the hands and feet, a fixed gaze, abnormal saliva, high fever, and labored breathing, as well as for prenatal epilepsy and stroke.

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