Toad Head Pills

Toad Head Pills,For the Five Wasting Diseases in children. Symptoms include dry, bristling hair; emaciation and restlessness; and a distended abdomen with thin legs.

Formulas Name : Toad Head Pills

Chinese Name : 蟾头丸

Drug Formulation

1 toad head (roasted until yellowish-charred), half fen of Indigo Powder (finely ground), half fen of Borneol (finely ground), half fen of Croton Seed (peel and core removed; wrapped in paper and pressed to remove oil), half fen of Dried Scorpion (lightly roasted), half fen of White Aconite Root (cracked by roasting), half fen of Talc (ground in), 1 fen of Ox Bile (finely ground),1 fen of musk (finely ground), 1 fen of Tianzhuhuang (finely ground), 1 fen of realgar (finely ground), and 1 fen of cinnabar (finely ground).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 86.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, add indigo powder and the other ingredients, and grind together until uniform. Mix with steamed buns moistened with water to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For the Five Wasting Diseases in children. Symptoms include dry, bristling hair; emaciation and restlessness; and a distended abdomen with thin legs.

Instructions for Use

Administer 1 pill with congee for every year of age.

Toad Head Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 86.,For the Five Wasting Diseases in children. Symptoms include dry, bristling hair; emaciation and restlessness; and a distended abdomen with thin legs.

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