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Vermilion Yellow Pill,For children with heart-related malnutrition complicated by fright, presenting with fever, restlessness, thirst, night sweats, and emaciation.

Formulas Name : Vermilion Yellow Pill

Chinese Name : 朱黄丹

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar 1 fen (ground, water-washed), Indian saffron half liang (ground), dried whole scorpions 21 (lightly roasted to remove toxicity), Tianjiangzi seeds 14 (shelled, lightly roasted), ginseng (root base removed) 1 liang, Coptis chinensis 1 liang, indigo powder 1 fen (ground), borneol 1 qian (ground).

Source

*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 12).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of millet grains.

Benefits

For children with heart-related malnutrition complicated by fright, presenting with fever, restlessness, thirst, night sweats, and emaciation.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills at a time, dissolved in ginseng decoction, at any time of day.

Vermilion Yellow Pill,*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 12).,For children with heart-related malnutrition complicated by fright, presenting with fever, restlessness, thirst, night sweats, and emaciation.

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