Soft Silver Pills

Soft Silver Pills,For milk-induced indigestion in infants.

Formulas Name : Soft Silver Pills

Chinese Name : 软银丸

Drug Formulation

Mercury (crystallized into grains) 1 qian, ground white cloves 1 qian, talcum powder 1 qian, ground eagle-wing 1 qian bi, 21 croton seeds (remove the membrane, grind, and lightly remove the oil), 49 psyllium seeds (remove the husks).

Source

From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, citing *The Precious Mirror for Infants and Children*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine, uniform powder; mix with jujube pulp to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For milk-induced indigestion in infants.

Instructions for Use

For a 1-year-old child, take 1 pill at a time, washed down with warm water.

Soft Silver Pills,From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, citing *The Precious Mirror for Infants and Children*.,For milk-induced indigestion in infants.

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