Soft Red Ointment，From *Selected Marvelous Medical Formulas*, cited in Volume 374 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.，For children with convulsions and excessive drooling. For sudden convulsions with excessive drooling.
Soft Red Ointment
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Formulas Name : Soft Red Ointment
Chinese Name : 软红膏
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Tiannanxing (raw), half a liang of cinnabar, 1 fen of mercury (ground finely with half a zhan of genuine paraffin oil), and 49 dried scorpion tails.
Source
From *Selected Marvelous Medical Formulas*, cited in Volume 374 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.
Processing
Add 1 qian each of borneol and musk to the above ingredients, then grind jujube pulp and mix everything in a mortar. Pound 300–500 times until a paste of appropriate consistency is formed, about the size of a soapberry.
Benefits
For children with convulsions and excessive drooling. For sudden convulsions with excessive drooling.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, dissolved in a decoction of mint.
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Soft Red Ointment,For children with convulsions and excessive drooling. For sudden convulsions with excessive drooling.