Great Sage’s Life-Saving Golden Pill

Great Sage’s Life-Saving Golden Pill,For infants suffering from acute or chronic convulsions, epilepsy, “heavenly fishing” (a type of seizure), foreign body obstruction, or “evil influence”; as well as for newborns with umbilical wind causing clenched jaws, fetal convulsions or epilepsy, locked jaws, convulsions with phlegm-heat, convulsive twitching and trembling, rolling eyes, and unconsciousness.

Formulas Name : Great Sage’s Life-Saving Golden Pill

Chinese Name : 大圣夺命金丹

Drug Formulation

Cannabis (roasted) 5 qian, Whole Scorpion (detoxified) 5 qian, Fangfeng (root without pith) 5 qian, Qianghuo 5 qian, Tiannanxing (large) 5 qian, White Aconite Root (roasted) 5 qian, Poria Sclerotium 5 qian, White Silkworm (roasted) 5 qian, Chuanxiong 5 qian, Polygala Root (flesh) 5 qian, Platycodon Root (without pith) 5 qian,Acorus tatarinowii 5 qian, Pinellia ternata (raw) 5 qian, Ginseng (root tip removed) 5 qian, Atractylodes macrocephala 5 qian, Poria cocos (peeled) 5 qian, Black Snake Tail (soaked in wine, roasted) 5 qian, Ziziphus jujuba seeds (roasted) 5 fen, Schizonepeta spica 5 fen, Asarum sieboldii 5 fen, Aconitum carmichaeli (roasted until charred), Glycyrrhiza uralensis 3 qian,1 large red-footed centipede (soaked in mint juice, then baked). Except for the whole scorpion, snake tail, and centipede—which are prepared separately—all other ingredients should be ground into a fine powder. Add the three whole scorpion ingredients and 3 qian of agarwood, grind them finely according to the method, then incorporate them into the mixture. Cinnabar 3 qian,3 qian of borneol, 3 qian of pearl, 30 pieces of gold leaf, 40 pieces of silver leaf, 3 qian of genuine amber, 1 qian of musk, and 1 qian of realgar.

Source

*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 373.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills using a paste of ginger juice and flour; coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For infants suffering from acute or chronic convulsions, epilepsy, “heavenly fishing” (a type of seizure), foreign body obstruction, or “evil influence”; as well as for newborns with umbilical wind causing clenched jaws, fetal convulsions or epilepsy, locked jaws, convulsions with phlegm-heat, convulsive twitching and trembling, rolling eyes, and unconsciousness.

Instructions for Use

For these conditions, grind the “Gold Coin and Peppermint Decoction” into a fine powder and dissolve it in water to take orally; for convulsions where the jaw is locked shut and the nose twitches without sneezing, use the above medicine to stimulate the nose and open the jaw. To ensure long-term storage, keep in a warm, dry place and regularly sun-dry and roast the mixture to prevent loss of medicinal properties.

Great Sage’s Life-Saving Golden Pill,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 373.,For infants suffering from acute or chronic convulsions, epilepsy, “heavenly fishing” (a type of seizure), foreign body obstruction, or “evil influence”; as well as for newborns with umbilical wind causing clenched jaws, fetal convulsions or epilepsy, locked jaws, convulsions with phlegm-heat, convulsive twitching and trembling, rolling eyes, and unconsciousness.

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