Life-Preserving Pills

Life-Preserving Pills,For children suffering from acute or chronic convulsions, excessive phlegm and saliva, fetal convulsions, excessive crying, restlessness and confusion at night, chronic epilepsy, coughing with fever, or convulsions caused by heatstroke during the summer months.

Formulas Name : Life-Preserving Pills

Chinese Name : 保生锭

Drug Formulation

3 qian of ox bile, 1 liang of Indian saffron, 1 liang of cinnabar, 3 qian of realgar, 0.5 fen of musk, 0.5 fen of camphor, 1 liang of amber, 5 qian of pearl, 3 qian of red ochre (calcined 7 times), 3 qian of serpentine (calcined 7 times), 4 sheets of gold leaf,4 sheets of silver foil, 3 qian of Gastrodia elata, 3 qian of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 3 qian of licorice, 3 qian of Poria cocos (peeled), 3 qian of ginseng, 5 qian of dried silkworm, 5 qian of dragon’s blood, 3 qian of Polygala tenuifolia (core removed), 1 liang of aged tangerine peel, 1 liang of southern aconite processed with ox bile.

Source

*The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 10.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, form into pills using a rice flour paste, and coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For children suffering from acute or chronic convulsions, excessive phlegm and saliva, fetal convulsions, excessive crying, restlessness and confusion at night, chronic epilepsy, coughing with fever, or convulsions caused by heatstroke during the summer months.

Instructions for Use

Dissolve in peppermint decoction and administer.

Life-Preserving Pills,*The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 10.,For children suffering from acute or chronic convulsions, excessive phlegm and saliva, fetal convulsions, excessive crying, restlessness and confusion at night, chronic epilepsy, coughing with fever, or convulsions caused by heatstroke during the summer months.

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