Black Snake and Calamus Powder，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 171.，For childhood convulsions, wind-induced epilepsy, tremors of the hands and feet, and twitching of the mouth and eyes.
Black Snake and Calamus Powder
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Formulas Name : Black Snake and Calamus Powder
Chinese Name : 乌蛇牛黄散
Drug Formulation
Black snake (measured 7 cun from the nape; soaked in wine overnight; skin and bones removed; roasted) 1 qian,Indigo Powder (ground) 2 qian, Scorpion Tails (roasted) 10 pieces, Ox Bile (ground) half a qian, Musk (ground) 1 fen, Lotus Seed (ground) half a qian, Borneol (ground) half a qian, Mercury Granules half a qian, Black Snake Tail (soaked in wine overnight, skin and bones removed, roasted) 1 qian,Gold foil (ground) 10 pieces, silver foil (ground) 10 pieces, snake bile (calcined, quenched in vinegar 3 times) 1 qian, ink (burned) 1 qian, Tiannanxing (pounded with ginger into a cake, then baked dry) 1 qian, Banxia (pounded with ginger into a cake, then baked dry) 1 qian.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 171.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder.
Benefits
For childhood convulsions, wind-induced epilepsy, tremors of the hands and feet, and twitching of the mouth and eyes.
Instructions for Use
Take half a qian per dose, mixed with Gold-Silver-Peppermint Decoction.
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Black Snake and Calamus Powder,For childhood convulsions, wind-induced epilepsy, tremors of the hands and feet, and twitching of the mouth and eyes.