Crane’s Crown Pill

Crane’s Crown Pill,For all types of diarrhea and dysentery—regardless of whether they are cold or hot, red or white in nature—that are persistent and unresponsive to treatment, recur after recovery, or are accompanied by abdominal pain.

Formulas Name : Crane’s Crown Pill

Chinese Name : 鹤顶丹

Drug Formulation

1 qian of white frankincense; half a liang of wood turtle seeds (cleaned); 2.5 liang of yellow丹; 1 liang of cinnabar; 1 liang of beeswax; 8 qian of apricot kernels; 8 qian of croton seeds; 3.5 qian of arsenic trioxide; 2.5 qian of realgar; 2.5 qian of frankincense.

Source

From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 141), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; melt the beeswax to form a paste; add 20 drops of oil to soften it; wrap in oiled paper; and roll into pills the size of a sesame seed.

Benefits

For all types of diarrhea and dysentery—regardless of whether they are cold or hot, red or white in nature—that are persistent and unresponsive to treatment, recur after recovery, or are accompanied by abdominal pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; children should take half a pill. For diarrhea, take with cold water; for bloody dysentery, take with licorice decoction; for white dysentery, take with dried ginger decoction; for mixed bloody and white dysentery, take with a decoction of dried ginger and licorice.

Note

Avoid eating for one shichen; pregnant women should not take this medicine.

Crane’s Crown Pill,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 141), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.,For all types of diarrhea and dysentery—regardless of whether they are cold or hot, red or white in nature—that are persistent and unresponsive to treatment, recur after recovery, or are accompanied by abdominal pain.

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