Lingwu Powder

Lingwu Powder,For wind-induced epilepsy with frequent startles, trembling and twitching of the hands and feet, and foaming at the mouth.

Formulas Name : Lingwu Powder

Chinese Name : 灵乌散

Drug Formulation

1 raven (captured in the 12th lunar month, placed in a storage jar, sealed with salt and mud until dry, calcined over charcoal fire to preserve its nature, allowed to cool, then removed, gutted, and ground into powder); 1 fen of cinnabar (ground); 2 liang of Asarum (stems and leaves removed); 14 whole dried scorpions (roasted).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.

Processing

Take the four ingredients above; pound two of them into a fine powder, then sift them together with the other two that have been ground separately.

Benefits

For wind-induced epilepsy with frequent startles, trembling and twitching of the hands and feet, and foaming at the mouth.

Instructions for Use

Take half a qian bi per dose, mixed with warm wine and taken before noon. Discontinue once the condition has resolved.

Lingwu Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.,For wind-induced epilepsy with frequent startles, trembling and twitching of the hands and feet, and foaming at the mouth.

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