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Peppermint Powder,For children with common cold or typhoid fever, presenting with high fever, cold hands and feet, moaning, palpitations, and restless sleep.

Formulas Name : Peppermint Powder

Chinese Name : 薄荷散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of mint leaves, 1 fen of scorpion, half a liang of Tiannanxing (roasted with ash until it turns yellowish-red).

Source

From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 369.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For children with common cold or typhoid fever, presenting with high fever, cold hands and feet, moaning, palpitations, and restless sleep.

Instructions for Use

For a one-year-old child, administer half a qian per dose, taken with a decoction of scallion whites (including the roots); take at any time. If it is merely a common cold, take two doses in succession for immediate recovery.

Peppermint Powder,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 369.,For children with common cold or typhoid fever, presenting with high fever, cold hands and feet, moaning, palpitations, and restless sleep.

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