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To treat infants and young children whose acute convulsion (Ji Jing Feng) has transmitted to become chronic convulsion (Man Jing), it is appropriate to administer Bao Ming Dan (Preserve Life Pill), which is an excellent prescription.
Bai Fuling (Poria, *Poria cocos*), Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, *Cinnabaris*), Bai Fuzi (Prepared Aconiti Kusnezoffii Rhizoma, *Aconitum kusnezoffii*); Tian Nan Xing (Prepared Arisaematis Rhizoma, *Arisaema erubescens*) [each 1 liang]; Quan Xie (Scorpion, *Scorpio*, fried, 0.5 liang); Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, *Gastrodia elata*, fried, 1.5 liang); Gan Cao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, *Glycyrrhiza uralensis*, honey-fried, 1 liang); Peng Sha (Borax, *Borax*, 1 liang); Nao Bing (Borneolum Syntheticum, synthetic borneol) and She Xiang (Moschus, *Moschus)* [each half zi].
Grind the above herbs into fine powder, mix evenly, and bind with thin rice paste to form pills the size of a cockspur ginger seed. Take one pill per dose, dissolving it in a decoction of Yin Hua (Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, *Lonicera japonica*) and Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, *Mentha haplocalyx*).

Commentary: This prescription was already recorded in *Ling Mi* for treating conditions where acute convulsion transmits to chronic convulsion, yielding excellent results. The medicinal properties are pure and harmonious, capable of calming fright, nourishing the spirit, resolving phlegm, and stopping spasms, with extraordinary efficacy. However, when acute convulsion first transmits to the stage of chronic convulsion, one must assess the excess or deficiency of Yin and Yang as the guiding principle. When Yin is excessive and Yang is deficient, it is termed Yin Epilepsy (Yin Xian); when Ying Qi is deficient and Wei Qi is weak, it is termed the transmission of Yin Epilepsy; when the heart startles and the spirit scatters, it is termed Heat Epilepsy; when the meridians and collaterals are weak, it is also termed Heat Epilepsy. The pathology of this disease involves the inability of the four limbs to hold themselves, loss of spiritual control, invasion by myriad pathogens, and deficiency in the five Zang organs. Depending on the manifestation of the four symptoms and the appearance of eight signs, physicians should investigate the root and branch to regulate the condition. If the syndrome transmits to Slow Spleen Wind (Man Pi Feng), the mortality rate is ten deaths to one life, making it extremely difficult to treat. One must explore the pathogenesis and therapeutic principles, transcending ancient concepts; whether due to excess or deficiency, it ultimately constitutes a state of deficiency.

To treat infants and young children whose chronic convulsion has been transmitted due to vomiting, it is appropriate to administer Guan Yin Quan Xie San (Guanyin Scorpion Powder).
Huang Qi (Astragali Radix, *Astragalus membranaceus*, 1 liang); Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix, *Panax ginseng*, 1 fen); Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, *Aucklandia lappa*, 1 liang); Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, *Glycyrrhiza uralensis*, honey-fried); Shi Lian Rou (Stonesoup Lotus Seed Embryo, *Nelumbinis Plumula*, fried); Bian Dou (Vigna Semen, *Vigna umbellata*, fried); Bai Fuling (Poria, *Poria cocos*) [each 1 liang]; Bai Zhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, *Angelica dahurica*); Quan Xie (Scorpion, *Scorpio*); Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, *Saposhnikovia divaricata*); Qiang Huo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, *Notopterygium incisum*) [each 1 liang]; Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, *Gastrodia elata*, 2 liang).
Grind the above herbs into fine powder. Take 0.5 qian to 1 qian per dose, along with half a jujube and one small cup of water, decoct until half remains, then administer. There are no restrictions on timing. It is particularly suitable for Slow Spleen Wind.

Commentary: Guanyin San originates from the works of Wang Shi of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is used to regulate infants, clearing the spirit, consolidating Qi, tonifying deficiency, benefiting pulses, opening the appetite, and stopping vomiting. It is truly the best among the good. Why use wind-intercepting herbs? Because in critical situations, administering two doses serves to manage the condition. First, administer herbs to generate Stomach Qi; subsequently, administer wind-intercepting and epilepsy-stopping herbs. Such treatment not only gradually alleviates the condition but also requires understanding the profound principles before the medicine enters the Stomach and Spleen. Administering two courses of action together, or mixing half with Bai Wan Zi (White Pills) powder, can fully realize its miraculous effects.