Chen’s Small Red Pills，*Yizong Shuoyue*, Volume 5.，For all types of coughs in children, convulsions and epileptic seizures, fever with wheezing, phlegm and saliva obstructing the upper respiratory tract, and phlegm-induced syncope with sudden collapse.
Chen’s Small Red Pills
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Formulas Name : Chen’s Small Red Pills
Chinese Name : 陈氏小红丸
Drug Formulation
Whole scorpion (spines removed, washed, and stir-fried) 1 liang, Pinellia tuber 1 liang, cinnabar 4 qian 5 fen, cow bezoar 1 qian, croton seed powder (oil removed and purified) 2 qian 5 fen.
Source
*Yizong Shuoyue*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder; form into pills the size of a rapeseed using glutinous rice paste.
Benefits
For all types of coughs in children, convulsions and epileptic seizures, fever with wheezing, phlegm and saliva obstructing the upper respiratory tract, and phlegm-induced syncope with sudden collapse.
Instructions for Use
For a one-year-old, administer 50 pills per dose; for a two-year-old, 100 pills; take with lampwick decoction.
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Chen’s Small Red Pills,For all types of coughs in children, convulsions and epileptic seizures, fever with wheezing, phlegm and saliva obstructing the upper respiratory tract, and phlegm-induced syncope with sudden collapse.