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Earthworm Paste,For fetal convulsions in infants.

Formulas Name : Earthworm Paste

Chinese Name : 蚯蚓膏

Drug Formulation

2 qian of Chen Jing ink, 3 qian of cinnabar, 1 qian of musk.

Source

From *Records of Easy-to-Understand Infant Care*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with the white fluid from the head of an earthworm to form pills weighing 7 li.

Benefits

For fetal convulsions in infants.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; heat a gold or silver vessel until red-hot, then quench it in breast milk; mix the medicine into the milk and administer it.

Earthworm Paste,From *Records of Easy-to-Understand Infant Care*, Volume 2.,For fetal convulsions in infants.

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