Sleep-Disturbance Pill

Sleep-Disturbance Pill,For children suffering from fright-induced disorders, wind-heat phlegm obstruction, difficulty swallowing, restless sleep at night, crying during sleep, and convulsions. In cases of diarrhea caused by fright, the stool will be greenish in color.

Formulas Name : Sleep-Disturbance Pill

Chinese Name : 睡惊丹

Drug Formulation

Snake bile (calcined until red, quenched five times in rice vinegar, then boiled down with the vinegar until dry) half jin; Tiannanxing (ground into powder, formed into cakes with mint juice, and roasted until cooked) half jin;Poria (peeled) half jin, iron powder (sifted through a fine sieve) half jin, Semen Euphorbiae seeds half jin, borneol (ground separately) half liang, musk (ground separately) 1 liang, silver foil (ground) 100 pieces, gold foil (ground) 100 pieces.

Source

*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of soapberry seeds using glutinous rice paste; coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For children suffering from fright-induced disorders, wind-heat phlegm obstruction, difficulty swallowing, restless sleep at night, crying during sleep, and convulsions. In cases of diarrhea caused by fright, the stool will be greenish in color.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; for a 5-year-old child, divide into 2 doses; for children under 3 years old, divide into 3 or 4 doses. Take with peppermint decoction; adjust the dosage according to the child’s age.

Sleep-Disturbance Pill,*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10 (Shaoxing Supplementary Formulas).,For children suffering from fright-induced disorders, wind-heat phlegm obstruction, difficulty swallowing, restless sleep at night, crying during sleep, and convulsions. In cases of diarrhea caused by fright, the stool will be greenish in color.

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