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Pills for Treating Convulsions,For children suffering from acute convulsions accompanied by high fever, labored breathing, copious saliva, flushed cheeks, difficulty with urination and defecation, as well as residual toxicity from smallpox or other skin eruptions that has not subsided.

Formulas Name : Pills for Treating Convulsions

Chinese Name : 比惊丸

Drug Formulation

1.5 qian of mercury oxide, 1.5 qian of talc, 1 qian and 1 fen of Pinellia ternata, and half a qian of indigo powder.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 370), citing *Formulas for the Complete Care of Infants*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with starch paste to form pills the size of a small bean.

Benefits

For children suffering from acute convulsions accompanied by high fever, labored breathing, copious saliva, flushed cheeks, difficulty with urination and defecation, as well as residual toxicity from smallpox or other skin eruptions that has not subsided.

Instructions for Use

For a one-year-old, administer 2 pills with peppermint decoction. In cases of acute convulsions characterized by fever in the head and cold feet, clenched jaw and pale face, muscle twitching and pulsating veins, stubborn phlegm in the upper diaphragm, and severe convulsions, add 1 pill and take it with a decoction of peach bark (also known as “peach talisman,” i.e., the bark of the peach tree).

Pills for Treating Convulsions,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 370), citing *Formulas for the Complete Care of Infants*.,For children suffering from acute convulsions accompanied by high fever, labored breathing, copious saliva, flushed cheeks, difficulty with urination and defecation, as well as residual toxicity from smallpox or other skin eruptions that has not subsided.

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