Family-Transmitted Pills for Calming Convulsions

Family-Transmitted Pills for Calming Convulsions,For children with excessive heat in the five viscera causing convulsions.

Formulas Name : Family-Transmitted Pills for Calming Convulsions

Chinese Name : 家传凉惊丸

Drug Formulation

Coptis (cleaned), Scutellaria (rot removed), Gardenia seeds, and Phellodendron, each in equal parts; cinnabar and realgar (both finely ground), reduced by half.

Source

*Secrets of Infant Care*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into an extremely fine powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of millet grains using a paste made from noodles boiled in snow water.

Benefits

For children with excessive heat in the five viscera causing convulsions.

Instructions for Use

For a 1-year-old child, administer 15 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 50 pills, and take with peppermint tea.

Family-Transmitted Pills for Calming Convulsions,*Secrets of Infant Care*, Volume 3.,For children with excessive heat in the five viscera causing convulsions.

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