Decoction for Preventing Disease with Ox Bile,*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 378.,For childhood anxiety and for treating epileptic seizures that other physicians have been unable to cure.
Decoction for Preventing Disease with Ox Bile
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Preventing Disease with Ox Bile
Chinese Name : 防病牛黄汤
Drug Formulation
Bovine Bile 1 fen, Peony Root 1 fen, Apricot Kernel 1 fen (roasted, with skin and tip removed), Dung Beetle 1 fen, Bee Hive 1 fen, Scutellaria Root 1 fen, Ginseng 1 fen, Kudzu Root 1 fen, Licorice Root 1 fen (roasted), Cicada Shell 1 fen (roasted), Sodium Silicate 1 fen,Chuanxiong 1 fen, Cinnamon Bark 1 fen, Rhubarb 3 fen, Angelica Root 3 fen, Gypsum 4 fen (crushed) (one version includes 3 fen of fresh ginger and omits芒消).
Source
*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 378.
Processing
Finely chop the ingredients.
Benefits
For childhood anxiety and for treating epileptic seizures that other physicians have been unable to cure.
Instructions for Use
Take the five internal organs and testicles of a pig; boil them in 1 dou of water until the volume is reduced to 3 sheng. Strain to remove the dregs and clarify the liquid. Add all the herbs and boil until the volume is reduced to 1 sheng 3 he. Strain again, add芒消, and dissolve it completely. Take 1 he per dose, three times a day and once at night, before bedtime. At bedtime, add ground牛黄 to the decoction.
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Decoction for Preventing Disease with Ox Bile,For childhood anxiety and for treating epileptic seizures that other physicians have been unable to cure.