Silver-Cinnabar Pill

Silver-Cinnabar Pill,For pregnancy-induced epilepsy characterized by drowsiness, lethargy, and profuse drooling; for acute and chronic convulsions in children, with uncontrollable spasms and blocked saliva flow.

Formulas Name : Silver-Cinnabar Pill

Chinese Name : 银朱丹

Drug Formulation

Dried scorpion 1 fen (ground), Tianjiangzi 1 fen (lightly roasted), dew-soaked bee hive 1 fen (lightly roasted; grind the above three ingredients together and sift into a fine powder), cinnabar half liang (finely ground, water-washed), mercury 1 fen (combined to form cinnabar-like granules, then finely ground), ox bile 1 qian (finely ground), musk 1 qian (finely ground).

Source

From *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 981, citing *A Selection of Excellent Medical Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of millet grains using a wheat flour paste.

Benefits

For pregnancy-induced epilepsy characterized by drowsiness, lethargy, and profuse drooling; for acute and chronic convulsions in children, with uncontrollable spasms and blocked saliva flow.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of gold, silver, and mint prepared after breastfeeding.

Silver-Cinnabar Pill,From *The Great Compendium of the Yongle Era*, Volume 981, citing *A Selection of Excellent Medical Formulas*.,For pregnancy-induced epilepsy characterized by drowsiness, lethargy, and profuse drooling; for acute and chronic convulsions in children, with uncontrollable spasms and blocked saliva flow.

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