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Heart-Calming Ointment

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Heart-Calming Ointment,For childhood convulsions and epilepsy accompanied by fever.

Formulas Name : Heart-Calming Ointment

Chinese Name : 镇心膏

Drug Formulation

Polygala root 1 liang (core removed), Chinese Stephania root 0.5 liang, Ginseng (root tip removed) 0.5 liang, Sichuan rhubarb (lightly roasted) 0.5 liang, Poria sclerotium 0.5 liang (grind into a fine powder; set aside for later use), high-quality cinnabar 1 liang (finely ground, water-washed), borneol 1 qian (finely ground), water-ground realgar 1 fen, gold leaf 30 pieces, silver leaf 20 pieces.

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 12 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix with refined honey to form a paste.

Benefits

For childhood convulsions and epilepsy accompanied by fever.

Instructions for Use

Take a dose the size of a soapberry after breastfeeding, washed down with peppermint tea.

Heart-Calming Ointment,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 12 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For childhood convulsions and epilepsy accompanied by fever.

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