Ling Sha Gui Ming Dan，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.，For children with accumulated pathogenic heat, characterized by persistent low-grade fever, flushed cheeks, dry mouth, restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, difficulty expelling phlegm, restless sleep, or episodes of fright and epilepsy accompanied by drooling and convulsions. Also indicated for cases of undigested food stagnation that has not resolved, prolonged diarrhea, abdominal pain, restlessness, thirst, and vomiting of foul-smelling substances, where treatment with other medications has failed to bring about recovery.
Ling Sha Gui Ming Dan
Formulas Name : Ling Sha Gui Ming Dan
Chinese Name : 灵砂归命丹
Drug Formulation
Croton seeds (remove the inner membrane and outer skin; roast until cooked; grind to a flour-like consistency) 315 grains; ox bile (ground) 3 liang; borneol (ground) 3 liang; musk (ground) 3 liang; talcum powder (ground) 3 liang; cinnabar (ground to a fine powder) 9 liang; gold leaf (ground) 90 pieces.
Source
*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.
Processing
Grind all the above ingredients together until uniform. Melt 6 liang of refined beeswax, add 3 fen of white sand honey, and melt together until uniform. Form into pills the size of mung beans.
Benefits
For children with accumulated pathogenic heat, characterized by persistent low-grade fever, flushed cheeks, dry mouth, restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, difficulty expelling phlegm, restless sleep, or episodes of fright and epilepsy accompanied by drooling and convulsions. Also indicated for cases of undigested food stagnation that has not resolved, prolonged diarrhea, abdominal pain, restlessness, thirst, and vomiting of foul-smelling substances, where treatment with other medications has failed to bring about recovery.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 pills per dose, washed down with Gold-Silver-Mint Decoction. Adjust the dosage according to the child’s age. For convulsions and spasms, take with Borneol, talcum powder, and honey water. Soak the pills in cold water for a short time before taking; this will accelerate the therapeutic effect.
Ling Sha Gui Ming Dan,For children with accumulated pathogenic heat, characterized by persistent low-grade fever, flushed cheeks, dry mouth, restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, difficulty expelling phlegm, restless sleep, or episodes of fright and epilepsy accompanied by drooling and convulsions. Also indicated for cases of undigested food stagnation that has not resolved, prolonged diarrhea, abdominal pain, restlessness, thirst, and vomiting of foul-smelling substances, where treatment with other medications has failed to bring about recovery.