Ginseng and Huangdan,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 23 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For cases of startle syndrome complicated by fever, with nighttime palpitations and restlessness.
Ginseng and Huangdan
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Formulas Name : Ginseng and Huangdan
Chinese Name : 参黄丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of Coptis chinensis, half a liang of Indian yellow (ground), 21 dried scorpions (lightly roasted), 2–7 Tianjiang seeds (dried, lightly roasted) (grind the above 6 ingredients into a fine powder; then add the following ingredients), 1 fen of indigo powder, 1 fen of cinnabar, 1 qian of borneol (all finely ground).
Source
Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 23 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.
Processing
Mix all ingredients thoroughly, then knead with refined honey to form pills the size of millet seeds.
Benefits
For cases of startle syndrome complicated by fever, with nighttime palpitations and restlessness.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with ginseng decoction.
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Ginseng and Huangdan,For cases of startle syndrome complicated by fever, with nighttime palpitations and restlessness.