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Southern Star Mind-Awakening Powder

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Southern Star Mind-Awakening Powder,For pediatric convulsions due to phlegm-heat.

Formulas Name : Southern Star Mind-Awakening Powder

Chinese Name : 南星醒神散

Drug Formulation

Tian Nanxing (unpeeled, sliced), ginger (sliced).

Source

From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.

Processing

Take a bamboo skewer and alternately thread the slices of Southern Star and ginger onto it. Then, sprinkle a small amount of mercury oxide between the slices of Southern Star and ginger, let it air-dry, and grind into a powder.

Benefits

For pediatric convulsions due to phlegm-heat.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 zi per dose, mixed with a decoction of mint and perilla leaves. Adults should take half a qian. If the patient vomits, sweats, or has a bowel movement, it indicates that the pathogenic factors have been expelled.

Southern Star Mind-Awakening Powder,From *Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.,For pediatric convulsions due to phlegm-heat.

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