Pills for Severe Malnutrition

Pills for Severe Malnutrition,For children suffering from malnutrition, dysentery, and emaciation.

Formulas Name : Pills for Severe Malnutrition

Chinese Name : 大疳丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of white alum (calcined), 1 liang of green alum, 2 qian of gall alum, 1 dried toad (gutted and roasted), 1 fen of belladonna seeds, 1 fen of shepherd’s purse (roasted),4 snails (place the above 7 ingredients in a jar, seal with salt and mud, allow to dry, burn until red-hot, remove, and grind into a fine powder), 1 fen of Hu Huanglian, 3 raw snails (ground), 1 qian of musk (ground), 1 qian of cinnabar (ground), 1 qian of realgar (ground), 1 qian of ox bile (ground), 2 qian of bear bile (ground),2 qian of chela bark, 2 qian of Asarum (stems and leaves removed), and half a qian of indigo powder.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 173.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of a sesame seed using roasted millet rice.

Benefits

For children suffering from malnutrition, dysentery, and emaciation.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 to 5 pills per dose, washed down with peppermint tea, at any time of day.

Pills for Severe Malnutrition,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 173.,For children suffering from malnutrition, dysentery, and emaciation.

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