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[Incurable Signs of Wind Epilepsy]
If a child suffering from epilepsy presents with fixed staring eyes, silent vocalization, unblinking gaze, drooping eyelids, black lips, twitching pupils, cyanosis around the eyes and face, black fingers, frothy saliva resembling pus, trismus (lockjaw), abdominal distension preventing feeding, a sawing sound in the throat, lethargy with refusal to feed, fever accompanied by hematochezia (blood in stool), flaccid body with unconsciousness, hyperactive bowel sounds, cold and painful lips, continuous vomiting and diarrhea, sweating, persistent high fever, inability to sleep despite prolonged lying down, and rigid body stiffness. If pressure on the acupoint below the spine of an adult allows one finger to sink in, or half a finger for a child, these are signs of incurable conditions.

[Moxibustion Methods for Wind Epilepsy]
For pediatric epilepsy and convulsions causing dizziness, moxibustion can be applied to Shenting (GV24) for seven moxa cones. This point is located directly above the nasal bridge, 0.5 cun into the hairline.
For various types of pediatric epilepsy presenting with hiccups and vomiting clear foam, moxibustion can be applied to Juque (CV14) for three moxa cones. This point is located in the depression 1 cun below Jiwei (CV15).
For "Chicken Epilepsy" characterized by fright, eye twitching, and head shaking, moxibustion can be applied to Shaoyin (KI27? Note: Text says "Shaoyin", location described as palm side, likely referring to a specific local point or typo for Laogong PC8 or similar, but strictly translating text: Shaoyin) for two moxa cones. The method specifies locating it in the depression 0.5 cun proximal to the wrist crease on the palmar side.
For "Fright Epilepsy" which begins with a cry of fright, moxibustion can be applied to the center of the whorl of hair on the vertex for three moxa cones, and to the blue collateral vessels behind the ears using moxa cones the size of wheat grains.
For "Fright Epilepsy", moxibustion can be applied to Guilu (EX-HN16) for three moxa cones. The point is located above the central chord on the inner aspect of the upper lip.
For "Food Epilepsy" which begins with chills and shivering, moxibustion can be applied 0.5 cun above Jiwei (CV15) for three moxa cones.
For "Cow Epilepsy" characterized by fixed gaze and abdominal distension before onset, moxibustion can be applied to Jiwei (CV15) for three moxa cones. The point is located in the depression 0.5 cun below the xiphoid process.
For "Horse Epilepsy" characterized by open mouth, head shaking, body opisthotonos, and horse-like cries, moxibustion can be applied to Bushen (BL61) for three moxa cones on each side. The point is located in the depression at the white-flesh boundary below the calcaneus, found by arching the hand.
For "Sheep Epilepsy" characterized by staring eyes, protruding tongue, and sheep-like cries, moxibustion can be applied to the interspace below the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra (D9) for three to five moxa cones.
According to the *Ling Shu*: For sudden spasms where the feet cannot support the body, select Tianzhu (BL10). Tianzhu belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. It also states: For epilepsy with convulsions and unknown distress, select below the two Qiao vessels. For males, select Yang Qiao; for females, Yin Qiao. Jiegu stated: Daytime attacks are treated by moxibustion on Yang Qiao; nighttime attacks on Yin Qiao, two cones each. Yang Qiao originates from the middle of the heel, ascends along the medial malleolus to the throat, intersects with the Chong Mai, corresponding to Zhaohai (KI6).

[Prescriptions for Wind Epilepsy]

Zishuang Wan (Purple Frost Pill)
Ingredients: Daizheshi (Hematitum, prepared with vinegar seven times), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum) (each 1 liang); Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, peeled and de-seeded, 50 pieces); Badou (Crotonis Fructus, peeled, membrane and heart removed, 30 pieces).
Preparation and Administration: First, grind Xingren and Badou finely in a mortar until they form a paste. Then add the powders of Daizheshi and Chishizhi and mix evenly. Soak steamed dough in hot water to bind, forming pills the size of millet seeds. One-year-old infants take 5 pills, swallowed with rice water.

Longdan Anshen Wan (Gentian Calming Spirit Pill)
Ingredients: Fuling (Poria) (3 liang); Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Gancao (Licorice Root), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex) (each 2 liang); Mayaxiao (Natrii Sulfas) (2 qian); Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum), Shexiang (Moschus) (each 3 qian); Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis) (0.5 liang); Zhusha (Cinnabaris) (2 qian); Wuxi (Rhinocerotis Cornu) (1 liang); Jinbo (Folium Aurum) (35 sheets).
Preparation and Administration: Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Bind with refined honey to form pills the size of bullet seeds, coated with Jinbo. For wind epilepsy, dissolve in warm water in winter and cool water in summer, taken at any time. Children aged 2-3 take twice daily, dividing one pill into two doses. For deficiency heat, cough, and asthma, take with fresh cold water.
Note: This prescription primarily targets the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, categorized under Jueyin treatments.

Shenying Dan (Divine Response Pill)
Ingredients: Chencha (Cinnabaris, amount unspecified, must be ground).
Preparation and Administration: Mix with pig heart blood, add a small amount of steamed dough powder as a binder, steam until cooked, remove, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take one pill per dose, administered after meals and before bed, washed down with decoction of Renshen Tang.

Another Shenying Dan (Containing Cinnabar etc.)
Ingredients: Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 0.5 liang, ground); Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum, 1 fen); Xionghuang (Realgar, 1 liang, processed); Zhenzhu (Margarita, 1 liang, ground); Qian (Plumbum, 3 liang, processed with Hydrargyrum).
Preparation and Administration: Bind with refined honey to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Take 3-4 pills per dose, washed down with decoction of Jinyinhua (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos) and Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba).

Sanyin Liuzhen Dan (Three Causes Six Treasures Pill)
Ingredients: Xionghuang (Realgar), Cihuang (Orpiment), Weizuan Zhenzhu (Un-drilled Margarita) (each 1 liang); Qian (Plumbum, 2 liang, processed into flakes); Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum, 1.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind extremely uniformly. Bind with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 2-5 pills per dose, washed down with Jiangzao Tang (Ginger and Jujube Decoction). Must be pounded 20,000-30,000 times to form pills.

Fandan (Alum Pill)
Ingredients: Guodan (Red Lead/Minium?), Jinfan (Alumen) (each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Carve a cavity in a brick capable of holding about 2 liang. Place Guodan at the bottom, then Jinfan on top. Calcine with 5 jin of charcoal until the charcoal is consumed. Remove, grind finely, and bind with pig heart blood that has not touched water to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 10-20 pills per dose, washed down with Jupi Tang (Tangerine Peel Decoction).

Yuanrong Erbai Wan (Yuanrog Two Whites Pill)
Ingredients: BaiFan (Alumen, one piece approx. 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Wrap in raw steamed dough, steam until cooked, remove skin, and form pills. Add Qingfen (Calomel) 1 zi or 0.5 qian, adjusting dosage based on excess or deficiency. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20-30 pills per dose, washed down with Shengjiang Tang (Ginger Decoction). Pediatric pills should be smaller.

Zhusha Gunxian San (Cinnabar Rolling Phlegm Powder), treating Five Types of Pediatric Epilepsy
Ingredients: Zhusha (Cinnabaris), BaiFan (Alumen, raw use), Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), Xiaoshi (Natrii Nitratis) (equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Bind with garlic paste to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with Jingjie Tang (Schizonepetae Herba Decoction) after meals.

Hupo Shouxing Wan (Amber Longevity Star Pill)
Ingredients: Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, one piece: dig a pit, burn until red, remove charcoal, pour 1 sheng of good wine into the fire pit, place Nanxing inside, cover the hole to prevent gas escape, leave overnight, remove, dry, and grind); Zhu Zi (Zhu Zi - likely a variant for Zhusha/Cinnabar or specific mineral, translated as Zhu Zi); Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 2.5 liang, ground).
Preparation and Administration: Dry the pig heart blood thoroughly to make a paste, binding the powder into pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with Renshen Tang.

Nanxing Wusheng Wan (Nanxing Five Generations Pill)
Ingredients: Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Dadou (Sojae Semen Preparatum, peeled) (each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Bind with drops of water to form pills. Take 2-5 pills per dose, not exceeding 7 pills, washed down with Jiang Tang (Ginger Decoction).

Yuanrong Xiaolingbao Dan (Yuanrog Little Treasure Pill)
Ingredients: Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, 1 liang); Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Quanxie (Scorpio), Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried), Huoxiangye (Agastaches Folium), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, processed), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma, processed) (each 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Bind with wine paste to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 15 pills per dose with warm wine.

Bi Qiong Dan (Green Abyss Pill)
Ingredients: Shilu (Stibnite, ground nine times, floated ten times, 10 liang); Fuzijian (Tip of Prepared Aconite), Wutoujian (Tip of Aconite), Xieshao (Tail of Scorpio) (each 50 pieces).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder, mix evenly with Shilu. Bind with flour paste to form pills the size of a chicken head. Dissolve one pill in half a cup of Bohe Juice (Mentha Juice) per dose. Warm and drink half a he of wine. Vomiting of phlegm and saliva will occur shortly after, then treat according to symptoms.

Kongxian Wan (Phlegm-Control Pill)
Ingredients: Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix, raw), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (each 0.5 liang); Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, soaked in ginger juice overnight, 0.5 liang); Quanxie (Scorpio, tip removed, 7 pieces); Tifen (Ferrum Oxydatum Rubrum, 3 qian); Gansui (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix, 2.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Bind with natural ginger juice or thin paste to form pills the size of mung beans, coated with Zhusha. Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with Jiang Tang. Avoid combining with Gancao.

Bacui Miaoxiang Wan (Excellence Wonderful Fragrance Pill)
Ingredients: Chencha (Cinnabaris, ground, 9 liang); Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum), Nin Fen (Calomel), Shexiang (Moschus) (ground, each 7.5 qian); Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, 0.5 liang); Jinbo (Folium Aurum, 90 sheets, ground).
Preparation and Administration: Grind uniformly. Refine honey (remove wax, use white sand honey 7.5 qian) and melt together uniformly. Form pills, making 30 pills from every 1 liang of mixture. Dissolve in rice water for administration.

Qianjin Longdan Tang (Thousand Years Gentian Decoction)
Ingredients: Longdan (Gentianae Radix), Diaotengpi (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis Cortex), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Fuling (Poria), Gancao (Licorice Root) (each 6 zhu); Tanglang (Mantis Ootheca, 2 pieces); Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Cut into small pieces. Decoct in 1 sheng of water to obtain 0.5 sheng. Administer as a single dose.

Chenxiang Tianma Tang (Aquilaria and Gastrodia Decoction)
Ingredients: Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Yizhi (Alpiniae Officinarum Fructus), Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix) (each 2 qian); Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) (each 3 qian); Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, 5 qian); Gancao (Licorice Root), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus) (each 1.5 qian); Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, 4 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Cut into pieces. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1 cup of water and 2 slices of ginger. Decoct to 0.6 portion, strain, and take warm. Three doses will result in cure.

Qufeng Gao (Wind-Expelling Paste)
Ingredients: Chencha (Cinnabaris), Xiwei (Tail of Scorpio), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Longdancao (Gentianae Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shanzhizi (Gardeniae Fructus), Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Gancao (Licorice Root) (each 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Add 1 zi of Shexiang (Moschus). Bind with refined brown sugar to form pills the size of a chicken head. Three-year-olds take one pill, dissolved in Bohe Zhuye Mi Tang (Mint, Bamboo Leaf, and Honey Decoction).

Daqing Gao (Big Green Paste)
Ingredients: Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 1 fen); Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma, 1.5 qian); Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma) (each 1 qian); Xiwei (Tail of Scorpio, 0.5 qian); Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 1 zi); Shexiang (Moschus, 1 fen); Wushaoshe (Zaocys, soaked in wine and baked, 0.5 qian); Tianzhuhuang ( Bambusae Tabulae).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Bind with raw honey to form pills the size of a chicken head. Three-year-olds take one pill, dissolved in Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction).

Hupo San (Amber Powder)
Ingredients: Chencha (Cinnabaris, 1.5 qian); Hupo (Electrum), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried, silk and head removed), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, water-soaked), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Daizheshi (Hematitum), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Rushi (Bismitum), Chanqiao (Cicadae Periostracum) (each 1 qian); Shexiang (Moschus), Naonao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 1 zi).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Three-year-olds take 0.5 zi, mixed with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction). For slow convulsions, add Fuzi.

Sishun Yin (Four Smooths Drink)
Ingredients: Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Gancao (Licorice Root), Chishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra).
Preparation and Administration: Equal parts, cut into pieces. Three-year-olds take 1 da qian, add 0.5 cup of water, decact to 0.3 portion, strain, and administer.

Lijing Wan (Relieve Fright Pill)
Ingredients: Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), Qingfen (Calomel) (each 1 qian); Qianniu Mo (Pharbitidis Semen Pulvis, 0.5 liang); Tianzhuhuang (Bambusae Tabulae, 2 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Bind with white paste to form pills the size of small beans. Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction). Alternative method: Bind with refined honey to form one pill the size of a chicken head, dissolve for administration.

Zhenxin Wan (Heart-Calming Pill)
Ingredients: Zhusha (Cinnabaris), Longchi (Dentis Mammothi), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis) (each 1 qian); Tifen (Ferrum Oxydatum Rubrum), Hupo (Electrum), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Fushen (Poria cum Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Quanxie (Scorpio, 7 pieces, roasted).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Mix with Dengxin Tang (Junci Medulla Decoction) for administration. Three-year-olds take 1 zi.

Xieqing Wan (Drain Blue Pill)
Ingredients: Longdancao (Gentianae Radix, roasted), Zhiziren (Gardeniae Semen), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, wrapped in wet paper and baked), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (each 1 qian); Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 1.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Bind with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take one pill per dose, mixed with Zhu Ye Bohe Tang (Bamboo Leaf and Mint Decoction).

Wuxian Wan (Five Epilepsies Pill)
Ingredients: Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 0.5 liang); Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum, 1 fen); Qian (Plumbum, 3 liang); Xionghuang (Realgar, 1 liang); Zhenzhu (Margarita, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Bind with refined honey to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Take 2 pills per dose, washed down with Jinyin Jian Tang (Gold and Silver Decoction).