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Antelope Horn Powder
醫方集解湯劑
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Source
醫方集解
Original text
Treats stroke during pregnancy, with surging saliva and sudden fainting, upward staring eyes, locked jaw, opisthotonus; this is called eclampsia.
Composition
Lingyangjiao (antelope horn, shavings) 1 qian; Duhuo (pubescent angelica root), Fangfeng (saposhnikovia root), Chuanxiong, Danggui, fried Suanzaoren (jujube seed), Fushen (poria with hostwood), Xingren (apricot seed), Yiyiren (coix seed) 5 fen; Muxiang (costus root), Gancao 2.5 fen; add ginger and decoct.
Preparation
Decoct in water and take warm.
Form
湯劑
Traditional indications
Eclampsia. Epilepsy occurring during pregnancy. Symptoms include upward staring eyes, locked jaw, and opisthotonus.
Cautions
Toxemia of pregnancy corresponds to what Chinese medicine calls 'preeclampsia' --> Symptoms: proteinuria + lower limb edema + hypertension
If epilepsy appears during pregnancy, the pregnant woman is prone to epilepsy after delivery.
After the seventh month of pregnancy, attention should be paid to 'toxemia of pregnancy'.
For prevention: Guifu Dihuang Wan
For treatment: Lingyangjiao San