Life-Preserving Pill，*Shenghui* (Volume 85).，For children suffering from chronic convulsions and febrile convulsions, phlegm congestion in the chest and heart causing a gurgling sound in the throat, intermittent episodes of convulsions and startles, and inability to sleep.
Life-Preserving Pill
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Formulas Name : Life-Preserving Pill
Chinese Name : 保命丸
Drug Formulation
1 fen of ox bile (finely ground), 1 fen of dried scorpion (lightly roasted), 1 fen of white silkworm pupae (lightly roasted), 1 fen of cicada shells (lightly roasted), 1 fen of Gastrodia elata, 1 fen of white Aconite root (roasted until cracked), half a fen of toad venom (ground in), 1 fen of rhinoceros horn shavings, 1 fen of Pinellia ternata (roasted until cracked),indigo powder 1 fen (finely ground), cinnabar 1 fen (finely ground), musk 1 fen (finely ground), Tianjiangzi 1 fen (stir-fried with wheat bran until yellow, then shelled).
Source
*Shenghui* (Volume 85).
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder and use the bile of a wild boar to form pills the size of mung beans.
Benefits
For children suffering from chronic convulsions and febrile convulsions, phlegm congestion in the chest and heart causing a gurgling sound in the throat, intermittent episodes of convulsions and startles, and inability to sleep.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 pills at a time, washed down with peppermint tea, at any time of day. Alternatively, dissolve 2 pills in water and drip the solution into the nose to induce repeated sneezing before taking the pills.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 18, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 18, 2026
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Life-Preserving Pill,For children suffering from chronic convulsions and febrile convulsions, phlegm congestion in the chest and heart causing a gurgling sound in the throat, intermittent episodes of convulsions and startles, and inability to sleep.