Great Mercury Pearl Pill,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 11.,For pediatric convulsions, high fever, excessive salivation accompanied by epileptic seizures, twitching of the hands and feet, eyes rolling upward, as well as wind-phlegm stagnation, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and vomiting of phlegm and saliva.
Great Mercury Pearl Pill
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Formulas Name : Great Mercury Pearl Pill
Chinese Name : 大水银珠丹
Drug Formulation
Black lead (refined 10 times) 3 liang (combined with mercury to form granules; break into small pieces; boil with 10 liang of licorice in water for half a day; allow to cool; remove the licorice and grind it into a fine powder), mercury 3 liang, iron powder 3 liang, cinnabar (sifted) half a liang, talcum powder (ground) 1 liang, and Tiannanxing (roasted and ground into a powder) 3 fen.
Source
From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 11.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a sesame seed.
Benefits
For pediatric convulsions, high fever, excessive salivation accompanied by epileptic seizures, twitching of the hands and feet, eyes rolling upward, as well as wind-phlegm stagnation, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and vomiting of phlegm and saliva.
Instructions for Use
For each child aged 1 year, administer 1 pill after breastfeeding or a meal, taking it with peppermint and honey tea. Continue until a bowel movement occurs; if none occurs, administer another dose.
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Great Mercury Pearl Pill,For pediatric convulsions, high fever, excessive salivation accompanied by epileptic seizures, twitching of the hands and feet, eyes rolling upward, as well as wind-phlegm stagnation, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and vomiting of phlegm and saliva.