Da Jin San，From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 5).，For yin-type epilepsy, chronic convulsions, and tetany.
Da Jin San
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Formulas Name : Da Jin San
Chinese Name : 大金散
Drug Formulation
Cinnabar (water-floated) 5 qian, genuine iron powder 1 qian, mercury oxide 1 qian, gold leaf 1 large piece.
Source
From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 5).
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and divide into 9 doses.
Benefits
For yin-type epilepsy, chronic convulsions, and tetany.
Instructions for Use
When treating a patient, divide one dose into two portions. For each portion, use half a zhan of a child’s urine mixed with wine, bring to a boil 3–4 times, let cool, then mix in half the medicine and administer it with the “Certain Rescue Pill.” After walking about 5 li, administer the second dose.After about half a day, the patient will expel convulsive phlegm and pathogenic accumulations, and their condition will stabilize. If the patient has already become critically weak, immediately mix the “Da Jin San” with well water and administer the “Xia Bi Jiu Dan.” This formula must be administered only to patients diagnosed with chronic convulsions; the effect will be immediate. Even if the patient’s breath has ceased but the chest remains warm,灌下 the medicine will cause them to regain consciousness.
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Da Jin San,For yin-type epilepsy, chronic convulsions, and tetany.