Iron Powder Pill,From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 6).,For various types of epilepsy in children, including convulsions and incontinence, phlegm in the pericardium, and chest and diaphragm discomfort.
Iron Powder Pill
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Formulas Name : Iron Powder Pill
Chinese Name : 铁粉丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of iron powder (ground), half a liang of cinnabar (ground and sifted), 1 fen of ox bile (ground), 1 dried toad (soaked in natural ginger juice for 1 shi, roasted until charred, then ground into powder), and 7 scorpion tails.
Source
From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 6).
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of millet grains using glutinous rice.
Benefits
For various types of epilepsy in children, including convulsions and incontinence, phlegm in the pericardium, and chest and diaphragm discomfort.
Instructions for Use
Take 3–5 pills each time, washed down with decocted ginseng soup, at any time of day.
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Iron Powder Pill,For various types of epilepsy in children, including convulsions and incontinence, phlegm in the pericardium, and chest and diaphragm discomfort.