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Crawling Insect Powder

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Crawling Insect Powder,For various types of convulsions in children where wind-heat has not yet subsided, presenting with a flushed face and red lips.

Formulas Name : Crawling Insect Powder

Chinese Name : 蛜(虫祁)散

Drug Formulation

Half liang of raw Qi (insect), half liang of white stiff silkworm, 1 qian of raw white aconite, 1 qian of cinnabar, 1 fen of raw licorice, a pinch of musk, a pinch of borneol, and half qian of notopterygium.

Source

From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 8, citing *The Ji Family’s Inherited Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For various types of convulsions in children where wind-heat has not yet subsided, presenting with a flushed face and red lips.

Instructions for Use

Take half a qian or 1 qian per dose, dissolved in Gold and Silver Thin Flower Decoction; or, in cases of erysipelas with redness and swelling, take it mixed with Brassica rapa Decoction.

Note

Avoid pork, soybean paste, and wind-inducing foods.

Crawling Insect Powder,From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, Volume 8, citing *The Ji Family’s Inherited Formulas*.,For various types of convulsions in children where wind-heat has not yet subsided, presenting with a flushed face and red lips.

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