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Life-Saving One-Character Powder

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Life-Saving One-Character Powder,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, spasms, excessive drooling, and a fixed, staring gaze.

Formulas Name : Life-Saving One-Character Powder

Chinese Name : 救生一字散

Drug Formulation

49 dried scorpions (with legs, claws, and head intact; discard the abdomen; grind into a fine powder), 1 centipede (whole; discard the middle segment; grind into a fine powder), half a qian of realgar (ground into a fine powder), a small amount of borneol (ground into a fine powder), and a small amount of musk (ground into a fine powder).

Source

From Volume 9 of *The New Book on Infant Care*, citing a formula by Zheng Yu.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For acute and chronic convulsions in children, spasms, excessive drooling, and a fixed, staring gaze.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 zi per dose. Grind 7 live, moist centipedes to extract their juice, mix thoroughly with a small amount of peppermint tea, and administer; no specific time of day is required.

Note

Avoid all toxic substances.

Life-Saving One-Character Powder,From Volume 9 of *The New Book on Infant Care*, citing a formula by Zheng Yu.,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, spasms, excessive drooling, and a fixed, staring gaze.

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