Dried Crow Powder

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Dried Crow Powder,Acute Wind Syndrome. Stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet, locked jaw and stiff neck, loss of consciousness.

Formulas Name : Dried Crow Powder

Chinese Name : 腊鸦散

Drug Formulation

1 crow from the 12th lunar month (claws and beak removed), 1 wild fox liver from the 12th lunar month (place both the crow and the fox liver in a porcelain jar, seal it with salt mud, and let it dry.Calcine over high heat until uniformly red; remove from the fire, take out, and grind finely into a powder), 3 fen of Gastrodia elata, half a liang of Pinellia ternata (roasted until cracked), half a liang of Aconite root (roasted until cracked), half a liang of Cnidaria (lightly roasted), half a liang of Agastache rugosa, half a liang of dried scorpion (lightly roasted), 1 fen of cicada (lightly roasted),3 fen of black snake meat (soaked in wine, then lightly roasted until pale yellow), half a liang of white silkworm pupae (lightly roasted), half a liang of Tian Zhu Huang (finely ground), half a liang of donkey-hide gelatin (crushed, then roasted until yellow and dry), 1 fen of musk (finely ground), 1 fen of ox gallstone (finely ground), 1 fen of borneol (finely ground), and 1 fen of talcum powder.

Source

*Shenghui* (Volume 22).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with the previous two ingredients, and grind again until thoroughly blended.

Benefits

Acute Wind Syndrome. Stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet, locked jaw and stiff neck, loss of consciousness.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine, at any time; take frequently until improvement is seen.

Dried Crow Powder，*Shenghui* (Volume 22).，Acute Wind Syndrome. Stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet, locked jaw and stiff neck, loss of consciousness.

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