Taiyi Silver-Vermilion Pill

Taiyi Silver-Vermilion Pill,For children suffering from convulsions and fever, excessive salivation and epileptic seizures, twitching of the hands and feet, and rolling of the eyes upward; as well as for conditions of wind obstruction and phlegm accumulation, fullness and oppression in the chest, vomiting of phlegm and saliva, and difficult bowel movements.

Formulas Name : Taiyi Silver-Vermilion Pill

Chinese Name : 太一银朱丹

Drug Formulation

Black lead 3 liang (refined 10 times; combined with mercury to form sand-like crystals; divided into small pieces; boiled with licorice in water for half a day; allowed to cool; removed, ground, and the licorice discarded), mercury (formed into sand-like crystals) 3 liang, iron powder 3 liang, licorice (boiled with lead) 10 liang, Tiannanxing (roasted and ground into powder) 3 fen, cinnabar (sifted and ground) half a liang, talcum powder (ground) 1 liang.

Source

*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of a sesame seed using wheat flour paste.

Benefits

For children suffering from convulsions and fever, excessive salivation and epileptic seizures, twitching of the hands and feet, and rolling of the eyes upward; as well as for conditions of wind obstruction and phlegm accumulation, fullness and oppression in the chest, vomiting of phlegm and saliva, and difficult bowel movements.

Instructions for Use

For a 1-year-old child, administer 1 pill after breastfeeding or a meal, taking it with peppermint and honey tea. A mild laxative effect is the desired outcome; if no effect is observed, administer another dose.

Taiyi Silver-Vermilion Pill,*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10.,For children suffering from convulsions and fever, excessive salivation and epileptic seizures, twitching of the hands and feet, and rolling of the eyes upward; as well as for conditions of wind obstruction and phlegm accumulation, fullness and oppression in the chest, vomiting of phlegm and saliva, and difficult bowel movements.

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