The Prescription of Zhachan San
Source
The book Tai Ping Sheng Hui Fang
Ingredients
- Zha Chan 15 g
- Fu Shen 15 g
- Long Chi 23 g
- Mai Dong 15 g
- Ren Shen 23 g
- Gou Teng 15~23 g
- Niu Huang 6 g
- She Tui 17cm (stir-bake it into charcoal and then pound into powder)
- Xing Ren 15 g
Explanation
Zha Chan: Clear heat and relieve convulsion.
Mai Dong and Fu Shen: Calm heart and induce tranquilization.
Niu Huang: Clear heart-fire and remove toxicity, expel wind and relieve convulsion.
Gou Teng: Extinguish wind and stop spasm, clear liver heat and pacify liver.
She Tui: Dispel wind and induce tranquilization.
Long Chi: Clear heat, relieve restlessness, relieve convulsion and induce tranquilization.
Ren Shen: Powerfully reinforce qi and induce-tranquilization mind.
Xing Ren: Relieve convulsion.
Indications
Infantile convulsion caused by wind-heat.
Administration
All the drugs except Long Chi and Niu Huang are pounded into powder. Add Long Chi and Niu Huang into the powder and pounded into fine powder. 1.5 g of the powder is taken each time with Jing Hua Shui.