软红膏
治急惊潮搐涎盛。
天南星(一两,生为末) 朱砂(半两,研,水飞) 水银(一分,用真石脑油半盏,同研细) 干蝎
梢(四十九个,为细末)
上拌匀。入脑麝各一钱。再研枣肉和剂。入石臼中杵三五百下。丸如皂子大。每服一丸。煎薄荷汤化下。
神验。无时。
朱粉丹(又名鹤顶丹)
治急惊壮热。吐涎发搐。
朱砂(半两,研,水飞) 腻粉(一分) 蝎梢(半两,微炒) 巴豆(七个,去心皮膜出油尽用。
一方只用五个)
上为细末。糊丸黍米大。每服三两丸。煎桃仁汤下。一方无巴豆。但作散。每服半钱。汤使如前。无时。
百灵丸
治急惊。化涎定搐。
黑铅(一分) 水银(一分,二味同结砂子) 天南星(一分,炮裂) 白附子(一分炮裂) 干蝎(一
分,微炒) 天麻(一分) 蝉壳(去土,一分微炒) 麝香(一钱,研) 牛黄(一分,研)
上为末匀细。糯米饭和丸黍米大。温酒下三丸。量大小加减。服无时。
天浆子丸
治急惊发搐。
天浆子(十四个,有虫者去壳) 牛黄(一分,别研) 麝香(一钱,研) 白附子(一钱,炮裂) 犀
角末(一分) 半夏(一分,汤洗七次) 蟾酥(一钱) 猪胆(一个)
上为细末。入猪胆汁和剂。如汁少。入少面糊丸黍米大。每服三五丸。薄荷汤下。无时。
朱砂散
治如前。
朱砂(一分,研,水飞) 腻粉(半钱) 麝香(半钱,研) 芦荟(二钱,别研) 胡黄连(一钱)
蝎梢(七个) 白附子(二钱) 金箔(七片) 僵蚕(十个,去丝嘴炒) 赤足蜈蚣(一条,炙) 甘草
(二钱,炙)
上为细末。二岁上儿半钱。以下者一字。金银薄荷汤调下。三岁上者一钱。如口噤不开。灌入鼻中∶无时。
白金散
治如前。
天南星(一两,大者四破之) 朴硝(两半) 白矾(一钱) 甘草(半两)
上为粗末。用水五盏。慢火一处煮。水尽为度。焙干为细末。入朱砂末一钱拌匀。每用半钱。煎金银薄荷
汤。放温调下。无时。
七宝牛黄丸
治急惊目睛上视。手足发搐。
朱砂(水飞) 粉霜(别研) 轻粉 雄黄(研,水飞,各一钱) 牛黄(半钱,别研) 脑子(一字,
研) 麝香(一字研)
上为细末。糯米粥和丸小豆大。二岁下儿半丸。以上者一丸。金银薄荷汤磨化服之。月内儿一丸分四服。百
日者分三服。看儿大小壮怯。及病势轻重。以意加减。无时。
水银丸
治急惊。痰壅发搐。闷乱口噤。
水银(一分,入枣肉少许,同研至星尽) 腻粉(一分,研) 南星(一分,炮裂) 干蝎(一分,微炒)
上为末。再用枣肉和丸黍米大。每服五七丸。乳香汤下。量大小加减。无时。
小朱砂丸
治急惊发搐痰壅。
朱砂(一分,研,水飞) 巴豆(三十个,去心皮膜出油令尽) 半夏(汤洗七次,焙干为末,炒二次
二钱) 杏仁(五个,热灰内炮过,汤浸去皮尖,炒黄)
上为细末。面糊和丸绿豆大。二岁儿一丸。荆芥薄荷汤下。三岁加一丸。五岁者三
丸。如有惊在内者。利动至病尽。药丸乃出。如无惊者。药不下也。甚妙而稳。乳食前。
至圣膏
治急惊发搐。手拳紧。多睡啼叫。烦热膈实。
朱砂(一分,水飞) 天南星(腊月牛胆制用,半两) 铁粉(一分,水研)
蝎梢(十四个) 续随子(去皮,四十九个) 脑麝(各少许)
上为细末。炼蜜和丸绿豆大。薄荷温汤化下一丸。如涎多加轻粉半钱。更量大小加减。无时。
牛黄散
治急惊搐搦壮热。膈壅痰盛。
干全蝎(七个) 巴豆(二枚,去皮) 轻粉(半钱) 雄黄(二钱,水飞) 川郁金(一分,锉用皂荚
半铤揉汁煮过炒至干用) 朱砂(一钱,水飞)
上为细末。入脑麝各少许。每用一字。薄荷汤下。或得吐泻。或得睡汗,皆愈。如牙关噤。即先用药掺开。
然后服之。开噤方在后。
散
治急惊风潮搐。以全蝎中紧实者。去尾尖上毒。炒焦为末。每服一钱。
浓煎防风汤调下。予相识王宣教(讳循理)一子病惊搐。得此方治安。渠恐再发。遂与常服之。妙选同与乌蛇
散服之。尤佳。
四圣散
治一岁至六岁儿。急惊潮搐。
天浆子(一枚,去壳) 朱砂(二豆许,研,水飞) 全蝎(一枚) 麝香(一小豆大)
上同研膏。每服少许。薄荷温水化下。无时。治小儿卒得急痫。钩藤。甘草炙。各半两。锉碎。以水五合。
煮取二合。分八服。日五夜三。治急惊风搐痰盛。
天浆子(三个,去壳生用) 干蝎(七枚,生用) 朱砂(一钱,水飞)
上同为末。软饭和丸粟米大。每服二丸。荆芥汤下。不计时。更量大小加减。
又方
治如前。以全蝎一枚。薄荷四叶裹合。火上炙。令薄荷叶焦。同研细末。分作四服。温汤调下。
亦治大人风涎。只作一服。无时。治急惊发痫。迷闷不省。嚼舌仰目螈 。
以真牛黄一大豆许。研细和蜜水服之。
以犀角末半钱。温水二合分服。
以真熊胆二大豆许。以乳汁或竹沥服之。能去心中涎。即愈。
以虎睛研末。以水调灌之。量大小与。一方用一豆许。炙干研末。猪乳三合和之。绵缠蘸浸。与儿吮之。频
频。以多为佳。治小儿卒惊。似有痛处。而不知疾状。以刺雄鸡冠血。滴少许。入
儿口中。
治小儿初发惊搐。壮热痰壅。呕吐不止。
蝎(一枚炙焦) 麻黄(一尺,不去节) 薄荷(四叶炙焦)
上为细末。量大小用药。以水六分。煎一呷温服。
牛黄膏
治惊风邪热。痰盛膈壅。时发潮搐。痰嗽不时。上视切牙。服之退惊化涎。凉膈镇心。祛邪止嗽。美进乳
食。
牛黄(别研) 人参(去芦,各一钱) 甘草(炙,二钱) 牙硝(枯) 朱砂(研,水飞,各半钱) 雄
黄(一钱半,水飞) 蛤粉(三钱半) 金箔(一片) 银箔(一片) 龙脑(少许)
上为细末。炼蜜和剂。每九钱重。分作一十丸。以金箔为衣。每服一丸。温薄荷水化下。乳后。
Ruanhong Gao (Soft Red Ointment)
Treats acute convulsive disease (Ji Jing) with tidal convulsions and excessive phlegm-saliva.
Arisaema Cum Bile (Tiannanxing, 天南星) (one liang, raw, ground into powder) Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) (half liang, ground, levigated with water) Mercury (Shuiyin, 水银) (one fen, using half a zhan of true petroleum ether, ground together until fine) Dried Scorpion Tail Tip (Ganxieshao, 干蝎梢) (forty-nine, ground into fine powder)
Mix evenly above. Add Borneol (Nao, 脑) and Musk (Shexiang, 麝香), one qian each. Grind again, mix with jujube pulp to form a paste. Pound in a stone mortar three to five hundred times. Form pills the size of soap seeds. Take one pill per dose. Dissolve in decoction of Mint (Bohe, 薄荷) soup.
Divine efficacy. Take at any time.
Zhu Fen Dan (Vermilion Powder Pill, also known as He Ding Dan/Crane Top Pill)
Treats acute convulsive disease with high fever, vomiting saliva, and convulsions.
Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) (half liang, ground, levigated with water) Calomel (Nifen, 腻粉) (one fen) Scorpion Tail Tip (Xieshao, 蝎梢) (half liang, slightly stir-fried) Croton Seed (Badou, 巴豆) (seven, remove heart, skin, membrane, and express oil completely before use. Another prescription uses only five)
Grind all above into fine powder. Use paste to form pills the size of millet grains. Take three to five pills per dose. Take with decoction of Apricot Kernel (Taoren, 桃仁) soup. Another prescription excludes Croton Seed, made only as a powder. Take half a qian per dose. Medicinal vehicle as above. Take at any time.
Bailing Wan (Hundred Spirit Pill)
Treats acute convulsive disease. Resolves phlegm-saliva and stops convulsions.
Black Lead (Qian, 黑铅) (one fen) Mercury (Shuiyin, 水银) (one fen, these two ingredients combined to form cinnabar-like granules) Arisaema Cum Bile (Tiannanxing, 天南星) (one fen, processed until cracked) Typhonium Rhizome (Baifuzi, 白附子) (one fen, processed until cracked) Dried Scorpion (Ganxie, 干蝎) (one fen, slightly stir-fried) Gastrodia Rhizome (Tianma, 天麻) (one fen) Cicada Slough (Chanke, 蝉壳) (free from dirt, one fen, slightly stir-fried) Musk (Shexiang, 麝香) (one qian, ground) Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang, 牛黄) (one fen, ground)
Grind all above into uniform fine powder. Mix with glutinous rice paste to form pills the size of millet grains. Take three pills with warm wine. Adjust dosage according to age/size. Take at any time.
Tianjiangzi Wan (Heavenly Pulp Pill)
Treats acute convulsive disease with convulsions.
Tianjiangzi (Tianjiangzi, 天浆子) (fourteen, remove shell if containing insect) Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang, 牛黄) (one fen, separately ground) Musk (Shexiang, 麝香) (one qian, ground) Typhonium Rhizome (Baifuzi, 白附子) (one qian, processed until cracked) Rhinoceros Horn Powder (Xijiaomo, 犀角末) (one fen) Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏) (one fen, washed seven times with boiling water) Toad Venom (Chansu, 蟾酥) (one qian) Pig Gallbladder (Zhudan, 猪胆) (one)
Grind all above into fine powder. Mix with pig bile juice to form a paste. If juice is insufficient, add a little flour paste to form pills the size of millet grains. Take three to five pills per dose. Take with Mint (Bohe, 薄荷) soup. Take at any time.
Zhusha San (Cinnabar Powder)
Treatment as above.
Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) (one fen, ground, levigated with water) Calomel (Nifen, 腻粉) (half qian) Musk (Shexiang, 麝香) (half qian, ground) Aloe (Luhui, 芦荟) (two qian, separately ground) Picrorhiza Rhizome (Huhuanglian, 胡黄连) (one qian) Scorpion Tail Tip (Xieshao, 蝎梢) (seven) Typhonium Rhizome (Baifuzi, 白附子) (two qian) Gold Leaf (Jinbo, 金箔) (seven pieces) Silkworm (Jiangcan, 僵蚕) (ten, remove silk mouth and stir-fry) Centipede (Wugong, 蜈蚣) (one, roasted) Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) (two qian, roasted)
Grind all above into fine powder. For children over two years old, take half a qian; for younger children, take a "yi zi" amount. Mix with Silver-Gold Mint (Yinjin Bohe, 金银薄荷) soup. For children over three years old, take one qian. If jaw is locked shut, insufflate into nose. Take at any time.
Baijin San (White Gold Powder)
Treatment as above.
Arisaema Cum Bile (Tiannanxing, 天南星) (one liang, large ones split into four) Mirabilite (Puxiao, 朴硝) (one and a half liang) Alum (Baifan, 白矾) (one qian) Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) (half liang)
Cut all above into coarse powder. Add five zhan of water. Simmer slowly until water is exhausted. Dry by baking and grind into fine powder. Mix with one qian of Cinnabar powder. Take half a qian per use. Decoct Silver-Gold Mint (Yinjin Bohe, 金银薄荷) soup, let cool to warm, and mix. Take at any time.
Qibao Niuhuang Wan (Seven-Treasure Calculus Bovis Pill)
Treats acute convulsive disease with upward deviation of eyes and convulsions of hands and feet.
Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) (levigated with water) Calomel (Fenshuang, 粉霜) (separately ground) Calomel (Qingfen, 轻粉) Realgar (Xionghuang, 雄黄) (ground, levigated with water, one qian each) Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang, 牛黄) (half qian, separately ground) Borneol (Naonao, 脑子) (one yi zi, ground) Musk (Shexiang, 麝香) (one yi zi, ground)
Grind all above into fine powder. Mix with glutinous rice porridge to form pills the size of mung beans. For children under two years old, take half a pill; for older children, take one pill. Grind in Silver-Gold Mint (Yinjin Bohe, 金银薄荷) soup and administer. For infants within one month, divide one pill into four doses. For hundred-day-old infants, divide into three doses. Adjust according to child's size, strength, and severity of illness. Take at any time.
Shuiyin Wan (Mercury Pill)
Treats acute convulsive disease. Phlegm obstruction causing convulsions, restlessness, and jaw locking.
Mercury (Shuiyin, 水银) (one fen, add a little jujube pulp, grind together until mercury stars disappear) Calomel (Nifen, 腻粉) (one fen, ground) Arisaema (Nanxing, 南星) (one fen, processed until cracked) Dried Scorpion (Ganxie, 干蝎) (one fen, slightly stir-fried)
Grind all above into powder. Mix with jujube pulp to form pills the size of millet grains. Take five to seven pills per dose. Take with Frankincense (Ruxiang, 乳香) soup. Adjust dosage according to age/size. Take at any time.
Xiao Zhusha Wan (Small Cinnabar Pill)
Treats acute convulsive disease with convulsions and phlegm obstruction.
Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) (one fen, ground, levigated with water) Croton Seed (Badou, 巴豆) (thirty, remove heart, skin, membrane, and express oil completely) Pinellia Tuber (Banxia, 半夏) (washed seven times with boiling water, dried, ground, stir-fried twice, two qian) Apricot Kernel (Xingren, 杏仁) (five, roasted in hot ashes, soaked in water, remove skin and tips, stir-fried until yellow)
Grind all above into fine powder. Mix with flour paste to form pills the size of mung beans. For two-year-old children, take one pill. Take with Schizonepeta and Mint (Jingjie Bohe, 荆芥薄荷) soup. For three-year-olds, add one pill. For five-year-olds, take three pills. If there is internal wind-pathogen, diarrhea will occur until the pathogen is exhausted, then the pill will pass. If no wind-pathogen, the medicine will not move downward. Very effective and stable. Take before milk or food.
Zhisheng Gao (Supreme Holy Ointment)
Treats acute convulsive disease with convulsions, tightly clenched fists, excessive sleepiness and crying, irritability, heat, and chest fullness.
Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) (one fen, levigated with water) Arisaema Cum Bile (Tiannanxing, 天南星) (processed with ox gall in the twelfth lunar month, half liang) Iron Powder (Tiefen, 铁粉) (one fen, ground with water) Scorpion Tail Tip (Xieshao, 蝎梢) (fourteen) Croton Seed (Xuisui Zi, 续随子) (peeled, forty-nine) Borneol and Musk (Naoshe, 脑麝) (each a small amount)
Grind all above into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Dissolve one pill in warm Mint (Bohe, 薄荷) soup. If phlegm is excessive, add half a qian of Calomel (Qingfen, 轻粉). Adjust dosage according to size. Take at any time.
Niuhuang San (Calculus Bovis Powder)
Treats acute convulsive disease with spasms, high fever, chest congestion, and excessive phlegm.
Dried Whole Scorpion (Ganquanxie, 干全蝎) (seven) Croton Seed (Badou, 巴豆) (two, peeled) Calomel (Qingfen, 轻粉) (half qian) Realgar (Xionghuang, 雄黄) (two qian, levigated with water) Curcuma Aromatica Rhizome (Chuan Yujin, 川郁金) (one fen, cut into pieces, boiled in juice squeezed from Halenia Fruit (Sajiao, 皂荚) half stick, stir-fried until dry) Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) (one qian, levigated with water)
Grind all above into fine powder. Add a small amount of Borneol (Nao, 脑) and Musk (Shexiang, 麝香). Take one "yi zi" amount per dose. Take with Mint (Bohe, 薄荷) soup. Vomiting or diarrhea may occur, or sweating and sleep may follow; either indicates recovery. If jaw is locked, first apply powder to open the mouth, then administer. The formula for opening the jaw is later.
[Name Missing] San
Treats acute convulsive disease with tidal convulsions. Select firm whole scorpions, remove toxic tail tips. Stir-fry until charred and grind into powder. Take one qian per dose.
Take with strongly decocted Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng, 防风) soup. I know an official Wang Xuanzheng (courtesy name Xunli) whose son suffered from convulsions. This cure healed him. Fearing recurrence, he had the son take it regularly. It is excellent. Combined with Miaoxuan and Wushe San (Black Snake Powder), it is even better.
Sisheng San (Four Sages Powder)
Treats acute convulsive disease with tidal convulsions in children aged one to six.
Tianjiangzi (Tianjiangzi, 天浆子) (one, remove shell) Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) (amount of two bean grains, ground, levigated with water) Whole Scorpion (Quanxie, 全蝎) (one) Musk (Shexiang, 麝香) (size of a small bean)
Grind all together into a paste. Take a small amount per dose. Dissolve in warm Mint (Bohe, 薄荷) water. Take at any time. Treats sudden acute epilepsy in children. Uncaria Rhynchophylla (Gouteng, 钩藤) and Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) (half liang each). Cut into pieces. Add five he of water. Boil to obtain two he. Divide into eight doses. Five doses during day, three at night. Treats acute convulsive disease with convulsions and excessive phlegm.
Tianjiangzi (Tianjiangzi, 天浆子) (three, remove shell, use raw) Dried Scorpion (Ganxie, 干蝎) (seven, use raw) Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) (one qian, levigated with water)
Grind all together into powder. Mix with soft rice to form pills the size of millet grains. Take two pills per dose. Take with Schizonepeta (Jingjie, 荆芥) soup. Not restricted by time. Adjust dosage according to size.
Another Prescription
Treatment as above. Take one whole scorpion, wrap in four Mint (Bohe, 薄荷) leaves, roast on fire until leaves are charred. Grind together into fine powder. Divide into four doses. Take with warm water.
Also treats adult wind-phlegm. Take as one dose. Take at any time. Treats acute convulsive disease manifesting as epilepsy. Coma and unconsciousness. Jaw chewing, upward eye deviation, and convulsions.
Take real Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang, 牛黄) the size of a large bean. Grind finely and mix with honey water to take.
Take half a qian of Rhinoceros Horn (Xijiao, 犀角) powder. Divide into two doses with warm water.
Take real Bear Bile (Xiongdan, 熊胆) the size of two large beans. Take with milk or bamboo sap. Can remove phlegm from the heart; then recovers.
Grind Tiger Eye (Huqing, 虎睛) into powder. Mix with water and instill. Dosage according to size. Another method uses one bean-sized amount, roasted dry and ground. Mix with three he of pig milk. Wrap in cotton, dip, and let infant suck. Frequent application is best, more is better. Treats sudden fright in children. Seems painful but unknown symptoms. Prick rooster comb blood, drip a little into infant's mouth.
Treats initial onset of convulsive disease in children. High fever and phlegm obstruction. Unstopping vomiting.
Scorpion (Xie, 蝎) (one, roasted charred) Ephedra Herb (Mahuang, 麻黄) (one chi, do not remove joints) Mint (Bohe, 薄荷) (four leaves, roasted charred)
Grind all above into fine powder. Dosage according to size. Add six parts water. Decoct to appropriate amount, take warm sip.
Niuhuang Gao (Calculus Bovis Ointment)
Treats wind-cold-heat pathogenic factors. Excessive phlegm and chest congestion. Occasional tidal convulsions. Intermittent coughing with phlegm. Upward eye deviation and teeth grinding. Taking this reduces fright, resolves phlegm. Clears chest, calms heart. Expels pathogens, stops cough. Promotes intake of milk and food.
Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang, 牛黄) (separately ground) Ginseng Root (Renshen, 人参) (remove rhizome, one qian each) Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草) (roasted, two qian) Niter (Yaxiao, 牙硝) (calcined) Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂) (ground, levigated with water, half qian each) Realgar (Xionghuang, 雄黄) (one and a half qian, levigated with water) Clam Shell Powder (Gafen, 蛤粉) (three and a half qian) Gold Leaf (Jinbo, 金箔) (one piece) Silver Leaf (Yinbo, 银箔) (one piece) Borneol (Longnao, 龙脑) (small amount)
Grind all above into fine powder. Mix with refined honey. Each nine qian weight divided into ten pills. Coat with gold leaf. Take one pill per dose. Dissolve in warm Mint (Bohe, 薄荷) water. Take after nursing.