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Grasshopper Decoction,For acute convulsions in children.

Formulas Name : Grasshopper Decoction

Chinese Name : 蚱蜢汤

Drug Formulation

Grasshoppers (should be collected annually at the time of the White Dew solar term and air-dried. Those left on an empty bed for several days and then picked up from the mosquito net are particularly effective).

Source

*Compilation of Effective and Proven Formulas*, Volume 3.

Benefits

For acute convulsions in children.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 grasshoppers per dose; simmer in half a zhong of boiling water using a double boiler. Immediate results.

Grasshopper Decoction,*Compilation of Effective and Proven Formulas*, Volume 3.,For acute convulsions in children.

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