Incense Cake,From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.,For the initial stage of chronic convulsions, characterized by profuse drooling, stupor, and convulsions.
Incense Cake
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Formulas Name : Incense Cake
Chinese Name : 香饼子
Drug Formulation
14 whole scorpions (soaked in ginger juice), Ephedra (wrapped tightly, roasted over low heat until dry, dipped in ginger juice, and roasted again; repeat this process three times) 1 fen,1 fen of flower snake meat, 1 fen of black snake meat (both soaked in wine and baked), 1 fen of straight-bodied silkworm pupae (roasted), 1 qian of white aconite root (baked), 1 qian of ginseng, 1 qian of gastrodia tuber, 1 qian of saposhnikovia root, half a qian of frankincense, and 1 fen of musk.
Source
From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use a paste made from ground Pinellia tuber to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed; shape them into cakes and dry them in the sun.
Benefits
For the initial stage of chronic convulsions, characterized by profuse drooling, stupor, and convulsions.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 cake per dose, mixed with a small amount of ginger decoction.
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Incense Cake,For the initial stage of chronic convulsions, characterized by profuse drooling, stupor, and convulsions.