Pill for Eliminating Masses，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 255), citing *New Effective Formulas*.，For children with chronic malnutrition and abdominal distension, characterized by intermittent chills and fever, spontaneous sweating, intense thirst, a sallow and emaciated complexion, a distended abdomen with visible blue veins, edema of the head, face, and limbs, skin sores, bad breath, tooth sores, and nosebleeds.
Pill for Eliminating Masses
Formulas Name : Pill for Eliminating Masses
Chinese Name : 取癖丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Dingfen, 1 liang of imported sulfur, 1 liang of Mitong (calcined and quenched in vinegar 7 times), half a liang of Wood Fragrance, half a liang of Leiwan (do not use the red variety), half a liang of Black Pharbitis (without the head, half raw and half roasted), half a qian of Light Powder, 3 qian of Shijunzi, and 4 liang of Rhubarb (boiled in vinegar until black, then dried in an oven).
Source
From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 255), citing *New Effective Formulas*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For children with chronic malnutrition and abdominal distension, characterized by intermittent chills and fever, spontaneous sweating, intense thirst, a sallow and emaciated complexion, a distended abdomen with visible blue veins, edema of the head, face, and limbs, skin sores, bad breath, tooth sores, and nosebleeds.
Instructions for Use
For a 1-year-old child, administer 1 qian; for a 3-year-old, 2 qian. Administer with rice drink before bedtime. Alternatively, every other day, soak the ingredients in hot water to form pills the size of a grain of millet, and swallow them with rice drink. Check for the expulsion of pathogenic substances at dawn as a sign of efficacy, and replenish with congee. If the pathogenic substances have not been fully expelled and the illness has not completely subsided, repeat the dose after 7 days. For severe cases, do not exceed three doses.
Note
Avoid meat and fish for one day; avoid the meat and blood of cattle, horses, donkeys, rabbits, and similar animals for 100 days.
Pill for Eliminating Masses,For children with chronic malnutrition and abdominal distension, characterized by intermittent chills and fever, spontaneous sweating, intense thirst, a sallow and emaciated complexion, a distended abdomen with visible blue veins, edema of the head, face, and limbs, skin sores, bad breath, tooth sores, and nosebleeds.