Question
I recently found that a friend has been experiencing convulsive seizures and am worried. I would like to learn about the information regarding Amber Sedative Balls.
Answer
Amber Sedative Balls are a traditional Chinese medicine, with each pill weighing 2.6 grams. For infants, one pill should be divided into two doses, and for infants under 100 days old, it can be divided into three doses per day. The water pills weigh 0.21 grams each, with infants taking three pills at a time and for infants under 100 days old, two pills per day, twice a day, in the morning and evening. This medicine is not suitable for those with weak vital energy and slow convulsive wind. Its pharmacological effects include anticonvulsant, sedative, analgesic properties, as well as fever-reducing, antibacterial, and strengthening effects. It is suitable for conditions such as high fever with convulsions, epilepsy, acute upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, pneumonia, whooping cough, and others. The main therapeutic effects include: 1. High fever with convulsions; 2. Epilepsy; 3. Acute upper respiratory tract infection; 4. Bronchitis and pneumonia; 5. Whooping cough. Used to treat 23 cases of whooping cough, 20 of which were cured. Possible adverse reactions may include abdominal pain, diarrhea, common cold with fever, cough with phlegm, etc. The ingredients include amber, Bupleurum chinense root (Danshenxing), Uncaria rhynchophylla (Gouteng), Gastrodia elata (Tianma), Licorice (Gancao), White Atractylodes (Baizhu), Platycodon grandiflorus (Jiegeng), Bupleurum chinense (Chaihu), Pheretima polyphemus (Dilong), Bombyx mori (Jiangchan), Bambusa textilis (Zhuhuang), Sandalwood (Tanxiang), Speranskia tuberculata (Shuyazao), Aconitum carmichaelii (Baifuzi), Menthol (Bingpian), Pogostemon cablin (Guanghuoxiang), Peppermint (Bohe), Cinnabar (Zhusha), Dioscorea opposita (Shanyao), Poria cocos (Fuling).