Burnt Cinnabar Pills

Burnt Cinnabar Pills,For children with food stagnation or milk stagnation, presenting with chills and fever every afternoon, coughing, and hardness under the ribs; or for epilepsy caused by fetal fright.

Formulas Name : Burnt Cinnabar Pills

Chinese Name : 烧丹丸

Drug Formulation

Xuanjing Stone (calcined until red) 1 qian, mercury oxide 1 qian, mercury chloride 0.5 qian, borax 0.5 qian.

Source

From *Selected Compilations of Pediatrics*, Volume 19.

Processing

First, grind the borax into a fine powder; mix it evenly with the other three ingredients. Then add 1 qian of cold-food flour and grind until uniform. Add a few drops of water to form a cake, wrap it in flour, and bake it over low heat until golden yellow. Remove the flour, grind the medicine cake into a fine powder, and mix with a few drops of water to form pills the size of a millet seed.

Benefits

For children with food stagnation or milk stagnation, presenting with chills and fever every afternoon, coughing, and hardness under the ribs; or for epilepsy caused by fetal fright.

Instructions for Use

For a 1-year-old, take 5 pills; for a 2-year-old, take 10 pills. Take them at bedtime with warm water. If harmful substances are expelled by dawn, the treatment is effective. If not, gradually increase the number of pills. If the milk-induced mass has not completely dissipated, take another dose after 2–3 days, continuing until the mass is completely resolved.

Burnt Cinnabar Pills,From *Selected Compilations of Pediatrics*, Volume 19.,For children with food stagnation or milk stagnation, presenting with chills and fever every afternoon, coughing, and hardness under the ribs; or for epilepsy caused by fetal fright.

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