Modified Dingming Pill，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 17.，For children with chronic convulsions, tremors, strabismus, rigidity of the body, and a dazed, intoxicated state; as well as for treating epilepsy caused by fetal wind, with irregular and intermittent episodes lasting for an extended period.
Modified Dingming Pill
Formulas Name : Modified Dingming Pill
Chinese Name : 加减定命丹
Drug Formulation
Toad Venom (soaked in wine overnight) 1 character, Ox Bile (ground separately) 1 character, Cinnabar (ground separately) 1 character, Licorice (roasted until yellow) 1 character, Coptis (Huanglian) 1 character, Musk (ground separately) 1 character, Semen Euphorbiae (flesh) 1 character, Rhinoceros Horn shavings 1 character, Angelica sinensis (washed and roasted) 1 character,Tianma 1 zhi, fine pine soot ink (burned until all smoke dissipates; fire toxicity removed on the ground) 1 zhi, Qianghuo (stem removed) 1 zhi, whole scorpions 2 (de-toxified, lightly roasted), Jigangzi 5 (shells removed, insects extracted, lightly roasted), Banxia (soaked in boiling water and washed 7 times) 1 qian,Tiannanxing (processed with ox bile) 1 qian, Fuzi (roasted, with skin and navel removed) 1 qian, Tiger Bone (dipped in wine and vinegar, then roasted) 1 qian,Black Snake (soaked in wine overnight; remove the flesh and roast until dry) 1 qian, Dried Ginger (roasted) 1 qian, Cloves 1 qian, Agarwood 1 qian, Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) 1 qian, Ginseng (with root tip removed) 1 qian, White Poria (peeled) 1 qian, Cardamom (wrapped in flour and steamed until tender) 1 qian, White Atractylodes 1 qian.
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 17.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with boiled millet porridge to form pills the size of a millet seed, and coat them with indigo powder.
Benefits
For children with chronic convulsions, tremors, strabismus, rigidity of the body, and a dazed, intoxicated state; as well as for treating epilepsy caused by fetal wind, with irregular and intermittent episodes lasting for an extended period.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills at a time, washed down with Schizonepeta Decoction, regardless of the time of day.
Modified Dingming Pill,For children with chronic convulsions, tremors, strabismus, rigidity of the body, and a dazed, intoxicated state; as well as for treating epilepsy caused by fetal wind, with irregular and intermittent episodes lasting for an extended period.