Xiao Liang Jing Pills,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.,For feverish convulsions with confusion, limb convulsions, tidal fevers with unconsciousness, alternating periods of fever and wakefulness, or cases caused by exposure to frightening phenomena—all falling under the category of yang-type convulsive epilepsy.
Xiao Liang Jing Pills
Formulas Name : Xiao Liang Jing Pills
Chinese Name : 小凉惊丸
Drug Formulation
2 pieces of Curcuma (soaked in soapberry water), 5 qian of Coptis, 5 qian of Calcium Carbonate, 5 qian of Wood Fragrance, 5 qian of Patchouli, 5 qian of Gentian, and 6 whole scorpions.
Source
*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, form into pills the size of a sesame seed using wheat flour paste, and coat with realgar, musk, cinnabar, and gold and silver foil.
Benefits
For feverish convulsions with confusion, limb convulsions, tidal fevers with unconsciousness, alternating periods of fever and wakefulness, or cases caused by exposure to frightening phenomena—all falling under the category of yang-type convulsive epilepsy.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose. For wind-phlegm-induced fever and agitation, use Sesame Seeds, Fangfeng, and Cicada Shedding; for tidal fever, use Peach and Willow Twigs; to calm agitation, use Peppermint and Rush; for night crying, use Rush, Peppermint, and Stove-Heart Soil; for intestinal obstruction, use Uncaria; for vomiting, use Agastache; for diarrhea, use Papaya and Dried Tangerine Peel;for white dysentery, use white ginger and millet husks; for red dysentery, use licorice and black plum; for constipation, use trichosanthes peel, xiao, and huang; for cough, use black plum and white mulberry bark; for uncontrollable vomiting, use cloves; if ineffective, use yellow jing leaves; for mental lethargy, use winter melon seeds; for regular use, use gold, silver, and mint—all decocted into a soup and taken orally.
Xiao Liang Jing Pills,For feverish convulsions with confusion, limb convulsions, tidal fevers with unconsciousness, alternating periods of fever and wakefulness, or cases caused by exposure to frightening phenomena—all falling under the category of yang-type convulsive epilepsy.