Ba-Fu Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 361.，For children with intestinal colic, characterized by cold pain in the abdomen and incessant crying.
Ba-Fu Pills
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Formulas Name : Ba-Fu Pills
Chinese Name : 巴附丸
Drug Formulation
Large Aconite Root Tip (no longer than half a cun; peel, roast until cracked, and grind into powder), 1 Mylabris (remove mouth, legs, and wings; use only the flesh; first stir-fry with wheat flour until cooked),1 croton seed (remove the inner membrane and shell; grind the seed flesh in a mortar until it becomes a paste; wrap it in a sheet of bamboo paper, folded and pressed, and use a bamboo stick to press it until the oil is completely extracted onto the paper).
Source
*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 361.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder and form into pills the size of a grain of millet using a wheat flour paste.
Benefits
For children with intestinal colic, characterized by cold pain in the abdomen and incessant crying.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 pills per dose; add a small amount of aniseed to slightly aid digestion—do not use too much. Take at night while lying down, washed down with Acorus and Anise Decoction. Administer only one dose. Freshly prepared ointment is not yet ready for use; it must be left to cure for 100 days before use.
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Ba-Fu Pills,For children with intestinal colic, characterized by cold pain in the abdomen and incessant crying.