Bi Xiang Dan

Bi Xiang Dan,For children who, after vomiting and diarrhea, experience unrelenting thirst and inability to sleep; in severe cases, this may develop into malnutrition.

Formulas Name : Bi Xiang Dan

Chinese Name : 碧香丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Indian Curcuma, 1 liang of Bugu wood (burned until red, then cooled), 1 liang of Cinnabar, 1 liang of Dragon Bone (calcined) (ground into a fine powder beforehand), 1 liang of talcum powder, 1 liang of starch, 1 liang of lead white, and 1 liang of clam shell powder (ground separately).

Source

*General Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 10.

Processing

Mix the ingredients thoroughly, add half a liang of musk, grind again, and mix with a few drops of water to form pills the size of a chicken’s head.

Benefits

For children who, after vomiting and diarrhea, experience unrelenting thirst and inability to sleep; in severe cases, this may develop into malnutrition.

Instructions for Use

Administer one or half a pill each time, finely ground together with two snail shells, dissolved in boiling water, then cooled in cold water until very cold before consumption.

Bi Xiang Dan,*General Essentials of Health Preservation*, Volume 10.,For children who, after vomiting and diarrhea, experience unrelenting thirst and inability to sleep; in severe cases, this may develop into malnutrition.

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