Soft-Shelled Turtle Head and Leg Pills

Soft-Shelled Turtle Head and Leg Pills,For children with abdominal cramping and hardness under the ribs.

Formulas Name : Soft-Shelled Turtle Head and Leg Pills

Chinese Name : 鳖头足丸

Drug Formulation

1 set of softshell turtle head and feet (soaked in 2 sheng of wine overnight, then roasted until dry), 40 mealworms (roasted), 2 he of horseflies (with heads, legs, and wings removed), 20 cicadas (roasted), 20 dung beetles (roasted), 3 liang of dried ginger, 3 liang of ginseng, 2 liang of mica (refined),2 liang of Chuanxiong, 1 fen of ox bile, 1 liang of cinnamon bark.

Source

From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 22), citing *Prescriptions for Infants*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of small beans.

Benefits

For children with abdominal cramping and hardness under the ribs.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 pills per dose, twice daily.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Head and Leg Pills,From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 22), citing *Prescriptions for Infants*.,For children with abdominal cramping and hardness under the ribs.

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