Universal Infant-Protecting Pill

Universal Infant-Protecting Pill,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, epilepsy, malnutrition, fever and chills, diarrhea and dysentery, phlegm congestion, abdominal pain and loss of appetite, and foul-smelling stools; also treats phlegm-heat accumulation and phlegm-fluid retention with shortness of breath in adults.

Formulas Name : Universal Infant-Protecting Pill

Chinese Name : 万应保赤丹

Drug Formulation

3 qian of croton seed powder, 1 liang of bile star, and 1 liang 5 qian of Shenqu.

Source

*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with Shenqu paste to form pills the size of small mung beans, and coat them with 1 liang of cinnabar.

Benefits

For acute and chronic convulsions in children, epilepsy, malnutrition, fever and chills, diarrhea and dysentery, phlegm congestion, abdominal pain and loss of appetite, and foul-smelling stools; also treats phlegm-heat accumulation and phlegm-fluid retention with shortness of breath in adults.

Instructions for Use

Take 2–3 pills per dose, dissolved in warm water. A small amount of white sugar may be added, or the pills may be swallowed whole.

Note

Suitable only for robust children with cold-damp phlegm stagnation. Contraindicated for those with a deficient constitution who have heat but no stagnation; recently, it has often been used in powder form—take great care not to exceed the recommended dose.

Universal Infant-Protecting Pill,*The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, epilepsy, malnutrition, fever and chills, diarrhea and dysentery, phlegm congestion, abdominal pain and loss of appetite, and foul-smelling stools; also treats phlegm-heat accumulation and phlegm-fluid retention with shortness of breath in adults.

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