Rhinoceros Horn Pill

Rhinoceros Horn Pill,For childhood convulsions, epilepsy, and mental confusion.

Formulas Name : Rhinoceros Horn Pill

Chinese Name : 犀角丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of rhinoceros horn shavings, 1 liang of Tiannanxing (lightly roasted), half a liang of dried scorpion (grind into a fine powder; set aside for later use), half a liang of cinnabar (finely ground and water-washed), 1 fen of ox gallstone (ground), and 1 qian of musk (ground).

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 12 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

Mix the ingredients thoroughly, then form into pills the size of millet grains using steamed buns moistened with water.

Benefits

For childhood convulsions, epilepsy, and mental confusion.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with decocted ginseng soup.

Rhinoceros Horn Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 12 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For childhood convulsions, epilepsy, and mental confusion.

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