Cinnabar and Bupleurum Pills，*New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 20, citing *Zhuang’s Family Tradition*.，For children with bone-consuming fever, where the entire body feels as if on fire, accompanied by jaundice, emaciation, profuse sweating, coughing, and palpitations, persisting for a long time without resolution.
Cinnabar and Bupleurum Pills
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Formulas Name : Cinnabar and Bupleurum Pills
Chinese Name : 朱砂柴胡丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of high-quality cinnabar (finely ground, washed with water, and sun-dried), 2 liang of Bupleurum (stems and soil removed, thoroughly washed, and ground into powder).
Source
*New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 20, citing *Zhuang’s Family Tradition*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder; mix thoroughly with the bile of a wild boar until moist; place in a porcelain box and cover; steam over a steamer used for cooking rice until the rice is cooked; remove, and quickly shape into pills the size of small beans.
Benefits
For children with bone-consuming fever, where the entire body feels as if on fire, accompanied by jaundice, emaciation, profuse sweating, coughing, and palpitations, persisting for a long time without resolution.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before bedtime, washed down with a decoction of peach kernels and black plums that has been cooled.
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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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Cinnabar and Bupleurum Pills,For children with bone-consuming fever, where the entire body feels as if on fire, accompanied by jaundice, emaciation, profuse sweating, coughing, and palpitations, persisting for a long time without resolution.