Blue Cake，From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 370.，For children with internal accumulation of real heat who have been exposed to external wind pathogens, resulting in sudden convulsions, high fever throughout the body, twitching of tendons and meridians, profuse and thick saliva, eyes rolling upward, clenched jaws, and constipation of both the large and small bowels.
Blue Cake
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Formulas Name : Blue Cake
Chinese Name : 青饼子
Drug Formulation
14 spiny beetle larvae (shells removed, larvae extracted, lightly roasted), 5 fen of indigo powder (ground separately), 5 fen of talc (ground), and 5 fen of Schizonepeta spikelets.
Source
From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 370.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with water until uniform, form into pills the size of a paulownia seed, press into cakes, and coat with Qing Dai.
Benefits
For children with internal accumulation of real heat who have been exposed to external wind pathogens, resulting in sudden convulsions, high fever throughout the body, twitching of tendons and meridians, profuse and thick saliva, eyes rolling upward, clenched jaws, and constipation of both the large and small bowels.
Instructions for Use
Administer one cake per dose, dissolved in a decoction of peppermint, regardless of the time of day.
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Blue Cake,For children with internal accumulation of real heat who have been exposed to external wind pathogens, resulting in sudden convulsions, high fever throughout the body, twitching of tendons and meridians, profuse and thick saliva, eyes rolling upward, clenched jaws, and constipation of both the large and small bowels.