Tong Sheng Cake

Tong Sheng Cake,For chronic convulsions in children.

Formulas Name : Tong Sheng Cake

Chinese Name : 通圣饼子

Drug Formulation

1 fen of Gastrodia elata, 1 fen of Evodia fruit (peeled), 1 fen of white silkworm pupae (roasted), 1 fen of white aconite root (processed),1 fen of processed Tiannanxing, 1 qian of frankincense, 1 qian of Qingdai, 1 qian of scorpion tails (roasted), 1 qian of talcum powder, 1 qian of mercury, half a qian of black lead (mixed with mercury to form a sandy substance), half a qian of musk, half a qian of borneol, and 1 pair of Wushizi (peeled).

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 11.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a tung tree seed, and shape them into flat cakes.

Benefits

For chronic convulsions in children.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 cake per dose, dissolved in peppermint tea after meals or before bedtime.

Tong Sheng Cake,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 11.,For chronic convulsions in children.

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