Toad Head Powder

Toad Head Powder,Infantile malnutrition. Symptoms include emaciation, restlessness and fever, dry and brittle hair, and reduced intake of breast milk or food.

Formulas Name : Toad Head Powder

Chinese Name : 蟾头散

Drug Formulation

1 toad head (burned to ash), 1 fen of snake shed skin ash, 1 fen of cicada shell (lightly roasted, legs removed), 1 qian of musk, half liang of indigo powder, 2–7 snail eggs (roasted until slightly yellow).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 87.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Infantile malnutrition. Symptoms include emaciation, restlessness and fever, dry and brittle hair, and reduced intake of breast milk or food.

Instructions for Use

Take half a qian per dose, mixed with congee broth, three times daily.

Toad Head Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 87.,Infantile malnutrition. Symptoms include emaciation, restlessness and fever, dry and brittle hair, and reduced intake of breast milk or food.

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