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Ginseng and Cinnabar Paste

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Ginseng and Cinnabar Paste,For infantile convulsions.

Formulas Name : Ginseng and Cinnabar Paste

Chinese Name : 参砂膏

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar, ginseng, southern pinellia (roasted), Poria cocos (sliced), polygala root (soaked in ginger juice, then baked), gastrodia, white aconite, and dried silkworm (roasted)—each in equal parts; borax, half the amount; and a small amount of musk.

Source

From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form a paste, shape into pellets the size of a tung tree seed, and coat each with gold leaf.

Benefits

For infantile convulsions.

Instructions for Use

Administer 1 pill per dose, taken with Ophiopogon Decoction.

Ginseng and Cinnabar Paste,From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 1.,For infantile convulsions.

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