Cuttlefish Bone Ointment,From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 9), citing *A Selection of Marvelous Medical Formulas*.,For chronic convulsions that have not responded to treatment.
Cuttlefish Bone Ointment
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Formulas Name : Cuttlefish Bone Ointment
Chinese Name : 螵蛸膏
Drug Formulation
7 genuine mulberry cuttlefish shells (stir-fried until slightly yellow), half liang of Gastrodia elata, 1 fen of white silkworm pupae (select straight ones, lightly stir-fried),1 fen of scorpion tail, 1 fen of ephedra (roots and nodes removed; grind into a fine powder for later use), half a liang of cinnabar (finely ground and water-washed), 1 fen of frankincense (ground), 1 qian of borax (ground), 1 qian of musk, and half a qian of borneol.
Source
From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 9), citing *A Selection of Marvelous Medical Formulas*.
Processing
Mix all the above ingredients thoroughly, combine with refined honey to form a paste, shape into balls the size of a water caltrop, and wrap each in gold leaf.
Benefits
For chronic convulsions that have not responded to treatment.
Instructions for Use
Take one pellet per dose, dissolved in a decoction of Schizonepeta and mint.
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Cuttlefish Bone Ointment,For chronic convulsions that have not responded to treatment.