Shell-Removal Powder

Shell-Removal Powder,For children with skin sores that cannot be licked out, or with black feces or blood in the stool, scalp sores, or who are drowsy and unresponsive.

Formulas Name : Shell-Removal Powder

Chinese Name : 脱壳散

Drug Formulation

Used when a chick is stuck inside the shell.

Source

From *The New Book for Young Children*, Volume 18, citing *The Zhang Family Tradition*.

Processing

Roast it dry on a new tile, remove the membrane, and grind the shell into a fine powder.

Benefits

For children with skin sores that cannot be licked out, or with black feces or blood in the stool, scalp sores, or who are drowsy and unresponsive.

Instructions for Use

Mix one character’s worth with wine, apply it to the child’s lips, and have the child suck on it; or mix with wine and apply to the Fengchi acupoints, the back, and the chest; or mix one character’s worth with hot soup and have the child drink it.

Shell-Removal Powder,From *The New Book for Young Children*, Volume 18, citing *The Zhang Family Tradition*.,For children with skin sores that cannot be licked out, or with black feces or blood in the stool, scalp sores, or who are drowsy and unresponsive.

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