Snail Pills

Snail Pills,For hard, swollen scrofula nodules.

Formulas Name : Snail Pills

Chinese Name : 螺子丸

Drug Formulation

18 small snail shells (tips removed, lightly roasted), 21 spotted beetles (heads and legs removed, roasted until yellow), 63 sparrow droppings (white ones, lightly roasted), 1 qian of musk (finely ground).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 66.

Processing

First, grind the first three ingredients into a fine powder; add the musk and grind until evenly mixed. Use 1 he of good-quality fermented soybeans, mash them until soft, then grind them into a paste. Form into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For hard, swollen scrofula nodules.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills daily on an empty stomach, washed down with scallion tea.

Snail Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 66.,For hard, swollen scrofula nodules.

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