Five-Color Pills

Five-Color Pills,Acute convulsions caused by dietary indiscretion: after a seizure, the child regains consciousness briefly but cries profusely; the seizure recurs shortly thereafter, and the child shows no desire for milk or food.

Formulas Name : Five-Color Pills

Chinese Name : 五色丸

Drug Formulation

Scutellaria baicalensis 2 qian, Rheum palmatum 2 qian, Coptis chinensis 2 qian.

Source

From *Pian Yu Xin Shu*, Volume 4.

Benefits

Acute convulsions caused by dietary indiscretion: after a seizure, the child regains consciousness briefly but cries profusely; the seizure recurs shortly thereafter, and the child shows no desire for milk or food.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, divide into 5 portions, and form into pills with a few drops of water. Coat one portion with Qing Dai to make “Blue Pills”; one portion with Cinnabar to make “Red Pills”; one portion with Mercury Oxide to make “White Pills”; one portion with ash from burnt soapberry (retaining its inherent properties and ground into a fine powder) to make “Black Pills”; and one portion with Realgar to make “Yellow Pills.” Administer with a decoction of Dried Tangerine Peel and Barley Malt.

Five-Color Pills,From *Pian Yu Xin Shu*, Volume 4.,Acute convulsions caused by dietary indiscretion: after a seizure, the child regains consciousness briefly but cries profusely; the seizure recurs shortly thereafter, and the child shows no desire for milk or food.

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