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Xing Shi Jiang Tan Pills,For infantile convulsions and wheezing due to phlegm congestion.

Formulas Name : Xing Shi Jiang Tan Pills

Chinese Name : 星石降痰丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Qinglong Stone (4 liang of Yanxiao: crush the Qinglong Stone, mix thoroughly, place in a porcelain jar, cover with a tile, seal tightly with a 1-cun-thick layer of salt mud, calcine over a high fire, leave on the ground overnight, then remove and grind into a fine powder),Southern Star 2 liang (dig a pit in the ground and tamp it down firmly; heat charcoal until red-hot; pour 2 bowls of rice vinegar over it; immediately add the Southern Star; cover with a tile basin; seal the edges securely with mud; remove the next day and grind into a fine powder), Cinnabar 1 liang (water-washed), Agarwood 1 liang,Talc 1 liang (boiled in licorice water), Soapberry (peeled and cleaned) 7 qian, Trichosanthes seed 7 qian, Fritillary bulb 7 qian, Scutellaria root 5 qian, Dried alum 5 qian, Schizonepeta spikelets 5 qian.

Source

From *Wan’s Family Remedies*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with honey refined with fresh ginger juice to form pills the size of a longan seed.

Benefits

For infantile convulsions and wheezing due to phlegm congestion.

Instructions for Use

Take with plain hot water.

Xing Shi Jiang Tan Pills,From *Wan’s Family Remedies*, Volume 5.,For infantile convulsions and wheezing due to phlegm congestion.

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