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Cinnabar-Mercury Pill

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Cinnabar-Mercury Pill,For fetal wind syndrome characterized by high fever, excessive phlegm, rolling of the eyes, and locked jaw; or for shock-induced accumulation.

Formulas Name : Cinnabar-Mercury Pill

Chinese Name : 朱银丸

Drug Formulation

1 qian of mercury (steamed jujube pulp ground into a paste), 1.5 qian of white aconite, 1 qian of scorpion, 1 fen each of southern pinellia and cinnabar, 0.5 fen of Tianjiangzi, 0.5 fen of ox bile, 0.5 fen of aloe, 0.5 qian of lead frost (ground with mercury), 1 fen of borneol, 0.5 qian of musk, and 7 straight silkworm pupae (roasted).

Source

*Direct Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of a mustard seed using millet paste.

Benefits

For fetal wind syndrome characterized by high fever, excessive phlegm, rolling of the eyes, and locked jaw; or for shock-induced accumulation.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with peppermint tea; if bowel movements do not occur, increase the dose to 2 pills.

Cinnabar-Mercury Pill,*Direct Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 1.,For fetal wind syndrome characterized by high fever, excessive phlegm, rolling of the eyes, and locked jaw; or for shock-induced accumulation.

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