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Miraculous Life-Saving Pill,For infantile convulsions.

Formulas Name : Miraculous Life-Saving Pill

Chinese Name : 神妙夺命丹

Drug Formulation

Worms found inside Artemisia annua stems (harvested within the seventh month).

Source

*Essentials for Infant Care*, Volume 3.

Processing

Combine the above ingredients with cinnabar and musk to form pills the size of a sesame seed.

Benefits

For infantile convulsions.

Instructions for Use

Take 3–5 pills per dose, washed down with ginger tea.

Miraculous Life-Saving Pill,*Essentials for Infant Care*, Volume 3.,For infantile convulsions.

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