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Centipede Pills,Infantile Convulsions.

Formulas Name : Centipede Pills

Chinese Name : 蜈蚣丸

Drug Formulation

White Aconite Root, Tiannanxing, Red-Legged Centipede, Fangfeng, Pinellia.

Source

From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 11.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients. Dig a small pit in the ground and calcine them over charcoal fire for about half a day; one full day is even better;Once the heat has penetrated the earth, pour ox gallbladder vinegar into the hole until it is 8-fen full, then immediately pour in all the herbs and boil them; quickly cover with a porcelain bowl, seal the edges with mud, and leave until the next day before removing. Dry in an oven, grind into a powder, and mix with wild boar’s heart blood and refined honey to form pills of any size.

Benefits

Infantile Convulsions.

Instructions for Use

Adjust the dosage according to the child’s size and administer with peppermint tea.

Centipede Pills，From *Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 11.，Infantile Convulsions.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026

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