Ding Xian Wan  定癇丸
Arrest Seizure Pill

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Medical Reuelations (Yi Xue Xin Wu)

Herb Name Tian Ma (Gastrodia) Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria) Jiang Ban Xia (Pinellia) * Fu Ling (Poria) Fu Shen (Poria core) Dan Nan Xing (Arisaema) ** Shi Chang Pu (Calamus) Quan Xie (Scorpion) Jiang Can (Silkworm) Hu Po (Amber) Deng Xin Cao (Rush) Chen Pi (Tangerine peel) Yuan Zhi (Polygala) Dan Shen (Salvia) Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon) Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) ***

Latin Gastrodiae Elatae Fritillariae Cirrhosae Pinelliae Ternatae Poria cocos Poria cocos Arisaema Acorus calamus Buthus martensi Bombyx mori Succinum Juncus effusus Citrus reticulata Polygala tenuifolia Salvia miltiorrhiza Ophiopogon japonicus Mercuric sulphide Amount 30 grams ea. 15 grams 21 grams ea. 60 grams ea. 9 grams

* Pinellia is prepared with Ginger
** Arisaema is prepared with Bile.
*** Cinnabar is washed well in water.

Preparation:

Powder and form pills with a concentrated decoction of Licorice (120 grams), Bamboo juice (100 mls) and Ginger juice (50 mls).

Function:

Clears Phlegm, Stops Wind, Opens the Orifices

Use:

White and greasy tongue coat, slippery Pulse.
1. Seizures
2. Epilepsy
3. Convulsions
4. Vertigo
5. Dizziness
6. Numbness or Hemiplegia following stroke.

Dose:

6 grams twice daily.

Cautions:

1. Not used for cases with Heat
2. Not used long-term (due to Cinnabar)
3. Not used for Yin deficiency (or take with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan).

Modifications:

1. Marked weakness from Deficient Qi, add Ginseng
2. Yin deficiency take with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan.
3. Today, Cinnabar is best omitted.

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