Supreme Life-Preserving Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 17.，For infants with congenital convulsions characterized by internal agitation, a hard abdomen, restless sleep, and frequent nighttime crying, as well as acute and chronic convulsions manifested by rolling the eyes upward, convulsive movements of the hands and feet, and loss of consciousness.
Supreme Life-Preserving Pills
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Formulas Name : Supreme Life-Preserving Pills
Chinese Name : 至圣保命丸
Drug Formulation
14 whole scorpions (detoxified and stir-fried), 2 qian of cinnabar (ground separately), 2 qian of Gastrodia elata, 2 qian of white Aconite root (roasted), 2 qian of cicada slough, half a qian of musk (ground separately), 1 qian of Fangfeng (with the root tip removed), 1 qian of white silkworm pupae (stir-fried and with the silk mouthparts removed), and 10 pieces of gold leaf (ground and added just before use).
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 17.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with glutinous rice to form pills; make 40 pills per liang, and coat them separately with cinnabar.
Benefits
For infants with congenital convulsions characterized by internal agitation, a hard abdomen, restless sleep, and frequent nighttime crying, as well as acute and chronic convulsions manifested by rolling the eyes upward, convulsive movements of the hands and feet, and loss of consciousness.
Instructions for Use
For newborns, administer half a pill per dose, dissolved in breast milk. For one-year-old children, administer one pill, dissolved in peppermint tea. Administer at any time.
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Supreme Life-Preserving Pills,For infants with congenital convulsions characterized by internal agitation, a hard abdomen, restless sleep, and frequent nighttime crying, as well as acute and chronic convulsions manifested by rolling the eyes upward, convulsive movements of the hands and feet, and loss of consciousness.