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Pill for Clearing the Spirit

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Pill for Clearing the Spirit,For epilepsy.

Formulas Name : Pill for Clearing the Spirit

Chinese Name : 清神丹

Drug Formulation

Acorus tatarinowii (dehaired) 2 liang, cinnabar 6 qian (finely ground, washed with water, and used as a coating for half the mixture).

Source

*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder; mix with a paste made from pig’s heart blood and flour to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For epilepsy.

Instructions for Use

Take 70–80 pills per dose, washed down with plain hot water on an empty stomach.

Pill for Clearing the Spirit,*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 7.,For epilepsy.

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