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Holy Star Pill,All types of epilepsy.

Formulas Name : Holy Star Pill

Chinese Name : 圣星丹

Drug Formulation

49 Tiannanxing (of average size), 49 live scorpions (place the scorpions and Tiannanxing in an earthenware vessel, seal it with salt and mud, and hang it in a quiet room; on the Day of the Waxing Moon, soak the scorpions’ venom-infused Tiannanxing in wine overnight, then bake and grind into a fine powder), 1 qian of ox bile, 1 qian of musk, 1 qian of borneol, and 1 fen of cinnabar (sifted).

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 8 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

Mix the powdered ingredients from the previous formula evenly with the four ingredients (including ox bile), and form them into pills the size of a paulownia seed using ginger juice.

Benefits

All types of epilepsy.

Instructions for Use

Take 1–2 pills per dose, dissolved in a decoction of ginseng and mint.

Holy Star Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 8 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,All types of epilepsy.

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