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Grasshopper Pill,Various forms of epilepsy in children, with symptoms that fluctuate between remission and recurrence.

Formulas Name : Grasshopper Pill

Chinese Name : 蚱蝉丸

Drug Formulation

1 cicada (roasted, wings and legs removed), 1 liang of rhubarb (baked, coarsely chopped),Gypsum (crushed) 1 liang, Bupleurum (stems removed) 1 liang, Ox Bile (ground) 3 fen, Dragon’s Teeth (crushed) 3 fen, Gardenia Seeds 3 fen, Cimicifuga 3 fen, Peony Root 3 fen, Glehnia Root 3 fen, Uncaria 3 fen, Apricot Kernels 21 (soaked in hot water, skin, tip, and double kernels removed, stir-fried with wheat bran), Gentiana 0.5 liang, Salvia Root (ground) 1.5 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 171.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Various forms of epilepsy in children, with symptoms that fluctuate between remission and recurrence.

Instructions for Use

For a 1-year-old child, take 1 pill per dose, dissolved in warm water, 3 times daily.

Grasshopper Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 171.,Various forms of epilepsy in children, with symptoms that fluctuate between remission and recurrence.

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