Castor Seed Powder

Castor Seed Powder,For children suffering from stroke with uncoordinated limbs, where other medications have proven ineffective.

Formulas Name : Castor Seed Powder

Chinese Name : 蓖麻子散

Drug Formulation

20 castor beans (husked and ground separately), 10 sparrow-nest-shaped clay pots, 30 dried scorpions,1 pomegranate (for the above 4 ingredients: remove the seeds from the pomegranate; take 7 fen of the pomegranate shell, fill it with the other 3 ingredients, wrap it in clay to form a ball, roast it over low heat until completely red; once red, when the medicinal aroma permeates, it is ready; let it cool, remove it, and finely grind it after removing the clay), 1 fen of dried scorpions,1.5 fen of Tiannanxing, 1 fen of Banxia (wash 7 times in hot water to remove the slime), 1.5 fen of Bai Fuzi.

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 83.

Processing

The last four ingredients are used raw; grind them all into a fine powder, mix them with the previously roasted herbs, and grind the mixture until uniform.

Benefits

For children suffering from stroke with uncoordinated limbs, where other medications have proven ineffective.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 zi per dose, mixed with warm wine. For severe cases, no more than 2–3 doses are required.

Castor Seed Powder,*Shenghui*, Volume 83.,For children suffering from stroke with uncoordinated limbs, where other medications have proven ineffective.

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