Snake Head Pills

Snake Head Pills,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, excessive salivation, phlegm obstruction, and intermittent convulsive spasms—regardless of whether the condition is classified as “yin” or “yang”—as long as it presents as a convulsive syndrome.

Formulas Name : Snake Head Pills

Chinese Name : 蛇头丸

Drug Formulation

1 snake head (roasted), 3 centipedes (red-footed variety), 3 qian of cinnabar,2 qian of lead white, 2 qian of mercury oxide, 1 qian of borneol, 1 qian of musk, half a liang of iron oxide powder, half a liang of herb ash, 1 liang of snake-containing stone (quenched in vinegar; one formula adds 1 fen of scorpion; another adds half a liang of aconite root, peeled and with the tip removed, and 1 fen of dragon’s blood).

Source

From *The Complete Infant Formulas*, cited in *The Yongle Encyclopedia: Collection of Medicine*, Volume 978.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of a chicken’s head using glutinous rice paste.

Benefits

For acute and chronic convulsions in children, excessive salivation, phlegm obstruction, and intermittent convulsive spasms—regardless of whether the condition is classified as “yin” or “yang”—as long as it presents as a convulsive syndrome.

Instructions for Use

For children aged three and a half years, take the pills with peppermint tea.

Snake Head Pills,From *The Complete Infant Formulas*, cited in *The Yongle Encyclopedia: Collection of Medicine*, Volume 978.,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, excessive salivation, phlegm obstruction, and intermittent convulsive spasms—regardless of whether the condition is classified as “yin” or “yang”—as long as it presents as a convulsive syndrome.

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