Wind-Calming Ointment

Wind-Calming Ointment,Prenatal Epilepsy. Caused by fright during pregnancy or by exposure to toxic substances; symptoms include fever, a pale face, convulsions of the hands and feet, clenched jaws, a stiff back and body, a slanted gaze and closed eyes, frequent crying without nursing, and recurrent episodes that repeatedly subside and then reoccur.

Formulas Name : Wind-Calming Ointment

Chinese Name : 定风膏

Drug Formulation

49 whole scorpions (with head and tail intact; remove the venom; wrap each in a fresh mint leaf, secure with silk thread, roast over a fire until dry, and grind into a powder), a small amount of cinnabar, and a small amount of musk.

Source

From *Feng’s Mianxiang: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Prenatal Epilepsy. Caused by fright during pregnancy or by exposure to toxic substances; symptoms include fever, a pale face, convulsions of the hands and feet, clenched jaws, a stiff back and body, a slanted gaze and closed eyes, frequent crying without nursing, and recurrent episodes that repeatedly subside and then reoccur.

Instructions for Use

After a meal, prepare a decoction of Uncaria and dissolve the powder in it to take orally.

Wind-Calming Ointment,From *Feng’s Mianxiang: Miscellaneous Disorders*, Volume 3.,Prenatal Epilepsy. Caused by fright during pregnancy or by exposure to toxic substances; symptoms include fever, a pale face, convulsions of the hands and feet, clenched jaws, a stiff back and body, a slanted gaze and closed eyes, frequent crying without nursing, and recurrent episodes that repeatedly subside and then reoccur.

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