Method for Preparing Lingwu Powder

Method for Preparing Lingwu Powder,For infantile fetal wind, various forms of epilepsy, strabismus, excessive salivation with choking, inability to swallow, pulling of the mouth and eyes, and rigidity of the body.

Formulas Name : Method for Preparing Lingwu Powder

Chinese Name : 法炼灵乌散

Drug Formulation

1 raven (preferably from the 12th lunar month; retain the feathers and remove the intestines and stomach), half a liang of cinnabar, half a liang of iron powder, half a liang of snake yellow (heated until red-hot, then quenched in vinegar three times), half a liang of black lead (melted into a liquid, mix in half a liang of mercury, wait until dissolved, then quickly pour out and let cool before use),2.5 qian of Yellow Dan (grind all ingredients except the crow into a fine powder; stuff the mixture into the crow’s abdomen, sew it closed with thread, place it in an earthenware jar, seal it with salt mud, and sun-dry it; then calcine over 3 jin of charcoal until smoke rises; next, add the following herbs), 1 liang of Tiannanxing (soaked in ginger juice for three nights, then baked dry), 1 liang of Fangfeng (with the root tip removed),Qianghuo (with root tip removed) 1 liang, Chuanxiong 1 liang, Jingjie spikes half a liang, whole scorpion (detoxified and lightly roasted) half a liang, white silkworm pupae (roasted to remove silk mouthparts) half a liang.

Source

*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 17.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix thoroughly with the previous herbs.

Benefits

For infantile fetal wind, various forms of epilepsy, strabismus, excessive salivation with choking, inability to swallow, pulling of the mouth and eyes, and rigidity of the body.

Instructions for Use

Take half a qian per dose, mixed with Musk Decoction, at any time.

Method for Preparing Lingwu Powder,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 17.,For infantile fetal wind, various forms of epilepsy, strabismus, excessive salivation with choking, inability to swallow, pulling of the mouth and eyes, and rigidity of the body.

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