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Soul-Restoring Decoction

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Soul-Restoring Decoction,For chronic convulsions in children.

Formulas Name : Soul-Restoring Decoction

Chinese Name : 回魂煎

Drug Formulation

1 piece of Tiannanxing weighing 3 qian (burn in a pit until red; pour vinegar over it; place the Tiannanxing inside; cover tightly with a bowl to prevent air from entering; remove the skin and core; take 2 qian); 3 pieces of Bai Fuzi (used raw);4 cun of black snake (soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, then roasted), 1 centipede (roasted with wine), 30 thorn-hard seeds, 7 whole dried scorpions (roasted), mercury grains the size of two soap nuts, 1 fen of cinnabar, 1 fen of talcum powder,1 qian of musk, 1 qian of powdered rhinoceros horn, 1 qian of frankincense, 3 pieces of gold foil (stir-fried together and ground), half a qian of ox bile, half a qian of borneol (ground).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 170.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with naphtha to form a paste, and roll into pills the size of peas.

Benefits

For chronic convulsions in children.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, dissolved in peppermint tea.

Soul-Restoring Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 170.,For chronic convulsions in children.

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