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Silver Foil Pill,For cases of acute convulsions caused by latent heat and sudden fever.

Formulas Name : Silver Foil Pill

Chinese Name : 银箔丹

Drug Formulation

10 pieces of silver foil (ground separately), 1 fen of Xusui seeds (husk removed), 1 fen of Qingdai (ground separately), 1 fen of aloe (ground separately), 1 fen of Coptis chinensis (powdered), and 1 qian of musk (powdered).

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 9 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of mung beans using glutinous rice.

Benefits

For cases of acute convulsions caused by latent heat and sudden fever.

Instructions for Use

Take 1–2 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of peppermint.

Silver Foil Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 9 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For cases of acute convulsions caused by latent heat and sudden fever.

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