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Li He's Nanwu Sheng Wan (Southern Five-Generation Pill): Effective in treating epilepsy, specifically indicated for cases where the Yin pulse presents as wiry (Xian), thin (Xi), and slow (Huan).
Ingredients: Arisaema Cum Bile (Nanxing), Pinellia Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia), Aconitum Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Chuanwu), Typhonii Rhizoma (Baifuzi) (each 1 liang), Glycine Max Seed (Dadou) (dehulled, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Form pills by adding water dropwise. Take 3 to 5 pills per dose, not exceeding 7 pills. Administer with ginger decoction.

Yuanrong Xiao Lingbao Dan:
Ingredients: Aconitum Carmandii Radix Praeparata (Fuzi) (processed, 1 liang), Gastrodia Rhizoma (Tianma), Scorpio (Quanxie), Bombyx Batryticatus (Baijiangcan) (stir-fried), Agastache Herba (Huoxiangye), Arisaema Cum Bile (Nanxing) (processed), Typhonii Rhizoma (Baifuzi) (processed) (each 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use wine-mixed paste as a binder to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 15 pills per dose, administered with warm wine.

Note: The above two formulas are derived from examples of Jueyin Wind Epilepsy treatments.

Emetic Agents:
Jufang Bixia Dan: Treats five types of epilepsy characterized by phlegm-fluid obstruction, locked jaw, mental confusion, upward deviation of the eyes, and intermittent convulsions.
Ingredients: Realgar (Shilu) (ground and floated, 10 liang), Tip of Aconitum Carmandii Radix Praeparata (Fuzi Jian), Tip of Aconitum Kusnezoffii Radix (Wutou Jian), Scorpion Essence (Xiejing) (each 70 units).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the ingredients into powder, mix uniformly with Realgar, and form pills the size of chicken beans using wheat paste. For each dose, dissolve one pill in half a cup of peppermint juice. Subsequently, take half a he of warm wine. This will induce vomiting of phlegm-fluids. Thereafter, treat according to the specific syndrome. If the jaw is locked and medication cannot be administered, pry open the mouth to灌 (administer) the medicine.

Hezi San Sheng San:
See "Emetic Agents" section for the formula details.

Yanshi Kongyan Wan: Treats various epilepsies that persist for a long time without cure, characterized by stubborn phlegm accumulating irregularly.
Ingredients: Aconitum Kusnezoffii Radix (raw) (Banliang), Pinellia Rhizoma (Banxia) (each 0.5 liang), Ferrum Oxidatum (Tiefen) (3 qian), Kansui Radix (Gansui) (2.5 qian), Bombyx Batryticatus (Baijiangcan) (not stir-fried, soaked overnight in fresh ginger juice, 0.5 liang), Scorpio (Quanxie) (tips removed, 7 units).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use fresh ginger juice to make a thin paste for forming pills the size of mung beans. Coat with Cinnabar (Zhusha). Take 15 pills per dose after meals, administered with ginger decoction. Avoid Licorice Root (Gancao).

Note: This formula belongs to the Jueyin category.

Sanyin Kongyan Dan:
See "Phlegm-Fluids Section" for the formula details.

Qianshi Baibing Zi:
See "Phlegm-Fluids Section" for the formula details.

Qianjin Ziwan: Treats Food Stagnation Epilepsy, presenting with initial chills followed by fever.
See "Internal Injury Section" for the formula details.

Bacui Miaoxiang Wan: Treats epidemic diseases, residual toxins after the resolution of Cold Damage, tidal fever, accumulated heat, and pediatric convulsions among various ailments.
Ingredients: Cinnabar (Chensha) (ground, 9 liang), Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang) (0.5 liang), Folium Aurum (Jinbo) (90 sheets, ground), Borneolum Syntheticum (Longnao), Calomelas (Nifen), Moschus (Muxiang) (ground, each 0.75 qian), Crotonis Fructus (Badou) (315 units, peeled, cored, ground, oil removed).
Preparation and Administration: Mix and grind all ingredients uniformly. Refine honey (remove wax, use 0.75 liang of pure white honey) and blend uniformly with the powder. Form pills. Each liang of medicinal powder yields 30 pills. Administer with rice drink.

Note: Haizang (Zhang Bi) stated: This formula is suitable for patients with a surging, long, and forceful pulse indicating internal heat. For those with a weak pulse indicating internal cold, Nanwu Sheng Wan is primarily used. When treating children, divide each pill into 15 granules. Take 2 granules per dose, administered with honey water. This formula also originates from the Jueyin Wind Epilepsy category. Among the above five formulas, there are differences in cold, heat, warmth, and coolness properties; users should select according to the specific syndrome.