Life-Preserving and Life-Stabilizing Pill，*Shenghui* (Volume 85).，For children suffering from “celestial convulsions”—characterized by convulsions in the limbs, eyes rolling upward, dazed mental state, dry skin, a body feeling as if on fire, restless sleep at night, inner agitation, and unrelenting thirst and heat—
Life-Preserving and Life-Stabilizing Pill
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Formulas Name : Life-Preserving and Life-Stabilizing Pill
Chinese Name : 保生定命丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Bright Sand (finely ground and washed with water), 1 fen of talcum powder, 40 pieces of gold leaf, 1 fen of ox bile, 1 fen of borneol, 1 fen of musk, and 1 liang of mercury (boiled with jujube pulp and ground until all particles are completely dispersed).
Source
*Shenghui* (Volume 85).
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the mercury until uniform, and form into pills the size of a sesame seed using millet rice.
Benefits
For children suffering from “celestial convulsions”—characterized by convulsions in the limbs, eyes rolling upward, dazed mental state, dry skin, a body feeling as if on fire, restless sleep at night, inner agitation, and unrelenting thirst and heat—
Instructions for Use
Children aged 1–2 years should take 3 pills per dose; children aged 3–4 years should take 5 pills per dose. Dissolve the pills in freshly drawn water and take them; there is no specific time restriction.
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Life-Preserving and Life-Stabilizing Pill,For children suffering from “celestial convulsions”—characterized by convulsions in the limbs, eyes rolling upward, dazed mental state, dry skin, a body feeling as if on fire, restless sleep at night, inner agitation, and unrelenting thirst and heat—