Purple Twin Pill
【Source】Volume 5 of "Emergency Thousand Gold Prescriptions."
【Alternative Names】Twin Pill (Book of Living People's Cases, Volume 20).
【Composition】Croton seed 22.5 grams, Ophiopogon 12.5 grams, Licorice 6 grams, Euphorbia 2.5 grams, Cinnabar 2.5 grams, Wax 12.5 grams, Raspberry kernel 22.5 grams, Oyster shell 10 grams
【Usage】First wash croton seed with hot water, crush, squeeze through new cloth to remove oil. Crush separately licorice, euphorbia, oyster shell, and ophiopogon, sieve after grinding. Crush raspberry kernels until very smooth. Add herb powder and pound another 2,000 times. If mixture is too dry to form pills, add a little honey. For infants half-year-old: give 2 pills the size of sesame seeds; for 1 to 2 years old: 2 pills the size of half a hemp seed; for 3 to 4 years old: 2 pills the size of a hemp seed; for 5 to 6 years old: 2 pills the size of a large hemp seed; for 7 to 8 years old: 2 pills the size of a small bean; for 9 to 10 years old: 2 pills slightly larger than a small bean. Administer at cockcrow. If not expelled by sunrise, drink warm porridge moderately to induce expulsion—both pills will come out together. If expulsion is excessive, drink cold porridge to stop it.
【Indications】Childhood fever, headache, indigestion, abdominal distension, or lower abdominal cramping, difficulty with urination and defecation. |
