Silver Elixir Pill,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 251), citing *Secret Essentials for Preserving Childhood Health*.,For children who experience frequent nighttime startles, or suffer from diarrhea or dysentery, and have a lack of appetite.
Silver Elixir Pill
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Formulas Name : Silver Elixir Pill
Chinese Name : 银液丹
Drug Formulation
100 wen of musk, 1 qian of mercury (converted to cinnabar by lead), 1 qian of mercury oxide, half a qian of indigo powder, 1 piece of curcuma (ground into a fine powder), a small amount of raw cinnabar (as a coating), and 10 croton seeds (peeled, stir-fried with wheat bran until golden brown, without releasing oil).
Source
From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 251), citing *Secret Essentials for Preserving Childhood Health*.
Processing
First, grind the croton seeds into a fine powder; mix in the other ingredients until uniform; then form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using jujube pulp.
Benefits
For children who experience frequent nighttime startles, or suffer from diarrhea or dysentery, and have a lack of appetite.
Instructions for Use
Administer one pill for every year of age, taken with peppermint tea.
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Silver Elixir Pill,For children who experience frequent nighttime startles, or suffer from diarrhea or dysentery, and have a lack of appetite.