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Four-Ingredient Powder for Calming Pills

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Four-Ingredient Powder for Calming Pills,For acute and chronic convulsions.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Powder for Calming Pills

Chinese Name : 四味散惊丸

Drug Formulation

Talcum, talc, indigo powder, and frankincense, each in equal parts.

Source

From *The New Book on Infant Care*, Volume 9, citing *The Zhuang Family’s Inherited Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; add a few drops of water to form pills the size of a sesame seed.

Benefits

For acute and chronic convulsions.

Instructions for Use

For a 1-year-old, administer 1 pill with Gold, Silver, and Mint Decoction.

Four-Ingredient Powder for Calming Pills,From *The New Book on Infant Care*, Volume 9, citing *The Zhuang Family’s Inherited Formulas*.,For acute and chronic convulsions.

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