Sleep-Inducing Pills，*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 374.，This helps children with convulsions and vomiting gradually subside and fall asleep.
Sleep-Inducing Pills
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Formulas Name : Sleep-Inducing Pills
Chinese Name : 睡应丸
Drug Formulation
1 qian of Pinellia tuber (Nanxing), 1 qian of white Aconite root (Bai Fuzi), 1 qian of Indigo powder (Qingdai), 1 qian of Cinnabar (Zhusha), 1 qian of Realgar (Xionghuang), 1 fen of Mercury oxide (Qingfen), 1 whole scorpion, 3 pieces of gold foil, a small amount of Borneol, a small amount of Musk, and 7 seeds of Croton tiglium (Bazhou; remove shells, membranes, and oil).
Source
*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 374.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills using ginger juice as a binder, and coat with iron salt powder.
Benefits
This helps children with convulsions and vomiting gradually subside and fall asleep.
Instructions for Use
Take 7 pills per dose, washed down with Schizonepeta Decoction; for routine use, wash down with Papaya Decoction; for convulsions, wash down with Musk Decoction.
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Sleep-Inducing Pills,This helps children with convulsions and vomiting gradually subside and fall asleep.