Life-Preserving and Life-Stabilizing Pill

Life-Preserving and Life-Stabilizing Pill,For children suffering from “celestial convulsions”—characterized by convulsions in the limbs, eyes rolling upward, dazed mental state, dry skin, a body feeling as if on fire, restless sleep at night, inner agitation, and unrelenting thirst and heat—

Formulas Name : Life-Preserving and Life-Stabilizing Pill

Chinese Name : 保生定命丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Bright Sand (finely ground and washed with water), 1 fen of talcum powder, 40 pieces of gold leaf, 1 fen of ox bile, 1 fen of borneol, 1 fen of musk, and 1 liang of mercury (boiled with jujube pulp and ground until all particles are completely dispersed).

Source

*Shenghui* (Volume 85).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the mercury until uniform, and form into pills the size of a sesame seed using millet rice.

Benefits

For children suffering from “celestial convulsions”—characterized by convulsions in the limbs, eyes rolling upward, dazed mental state, dry skin, a body feeling as if on fire, restless sleep at night, inner agitation, and unrelenting thirst and heat—

Instructions for Use

Children aged 1–2 years should take 3 pills per dose; children aged 3–4 years should take 5 pills per dose. Dissolve the pills in freshly drawn water and take them; there is no specific time restriction.

Life-Preserving and Life-Stabilizing Pill,*Shenghui* (Volume 85).,For children suffering from “celestial convulsions”—characterized by convulsions in the limbs, eyes rolling upward, dazed mental state, dry skin, a body feeling as if on fire, restless sleep at night, inner agitation, and unrelenting thirst and heat—

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