Infant-Protecting Detoxifying Pills,From *Essentials for Expanding the Lineage*, Volume 15.,For fetal heat, fetal convulsions, neonatal jaundice, umbilical wind, red sores, rashes, and all forms of fetal toxicity.
Infant-Protecting Detoxifying Pills
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Formulas Name : Infant-Protecting Detoxifying Pills
Chinese Name : 保婴解毒丸
Drug Formulation
Licorice (half-raw, half-roasted) 3 qian; Coptis (stems and branches removed) 3 qian; Phellodendron (bark removed, stir-fried in honey water) 2 qian; Cinnabar (water-floated) 2 qian.
Source
From *Essentials for Expanding the Lineage*, Volume 15.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; use snow water from the 12th lunar month to form pills the size of a water caltrop.
Benefits
For fetal heat, fetal convulsions, neonatal jaundice, umbilical wind, red sores, rashes, and all forms of fetal toxicity.
Instructions for Use
For infants under one year of age, administer half a pill; for those one year of age or older, administer one pill, dissolved in a decoction made from lampwick.
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Infant-Protecting Detoxifying Pills,For fetal heat, fetal convulsions, neonatal jaundice, umbilical wind, red sores, rashes, and all forms of fetal toxicity.