Pills to Calm the Shock

Pills to Calm the Shock,For various types of convulsions in children.

Formulas Name : Pills to Calm the Shock

Chinese Name : 保惊丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Tianma, 5 qian of White Aconite, 8 qian of Fangfeng, 8 qian of Cicada Shedding, 1 liang of Jingjie, 1 liang 5 qian of Bile Star, 8 qian of Pinellia (processed), 1 liang of White Atractylodes, 1 liang of Poria (peeled),8 qian of Chuanxiong, 4 qian of Licorice Root, 5 qian of Stir-Fried Silkworm Pupae, 5 qian of Earth Cinnabar, 8 qian of Qianghuo, 5 qian of Danggui, 3 qian of Whole Scorpions (washed and roasted), 4 qian of Soapberry (peeled and de-veined), 4 qian of Ginseng, 1 liang of Chinese Yam, 3 qian of Realgar, and 2 qian of Musk.

Source

From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, form into pills the size of longan flesh using rice paste, and coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For various types of convulsions in children.

Instructions for Use

For convulsions, administer with peppermint decoction; for cold-induced vomiting and diarrhea, administer with dried ginger and cardamom decoction;for fever-induced vomiting and diarrhea, take with papaya decoction; for restlessness and agitation, take with a decoction of 7 slices each of peach and tangerine leaves, stir-fried scallions, and ginger; for warm malaria, rub one pill over the entire body and take one pill with a decoction of lampwick and mint; for night crying, take with a decoction of lampwick and persimmon peduncle; for green stools due to fright, take with mint decoction.

Pills to Calm the Shock,From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.,For various types of convulsions in children.

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