Soul-Rescuing Powder

Soul-Rescuing Powder,For childhood epilepsy.

Formulas Name : Soul-Rescuing Powder

Chinese Name : 夺魂散

Drug Formulation

White Silkworm Larvae (removed from silk, stir-fried until yellow) half liang; Snake-Containing Stone (heated until red-hot, quenched 7–8 times in rice vinegar, then crushed) 1 fen; White Aconite Root (processed) 1 fen; Raw Silver 2 qian; Raw Gold 2 qian; Ox Bile (if unavailable, substitute with bile extract and double the dosage) 2 qian; Black-striped Snake Head (approximately 7–8 cun long, roasted with wine) 2 qian;White Poria 2 qian, Gastrodia 2 qian, Tiannanxing (weigh 1 fen of powder, soak in ginger juice overnight before use), Pinellia powder 2 qian (soak in ginger juice overnight, then bake separately), Red-footed Centipede 1 (soak in wine, roast until charred), Shaved Rhinoceros Horn 2 qian, Borneol, Musk.

Source

*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 15.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, steam jujube pulp to form pills, and coat them with cinnabar.

Benefits

For childhood epilepsy.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 to 15 or 20 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of gold, silver, and mint.

Soul-Rescuing Powder,*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 15.,For childhood epilepsy.

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