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Acorus Pill,Children several years old who cannot speak.

Formulas Name : Acorus Pill

Chinese Name : 菖蒲丹

Drug Formulation

Acorus (1 cun, 9 nodes) 1 liang, Polygala (core removed) 1 liang, Cinnamon Bark 1 liang, Ziziphus Seed 0.5 liang, Astragalus 0.5 liang, Ginseng (root base removed) 0.5 liang, Coptis (stems removed) 0.5 liang.

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 6 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a chicken’s egg.

Benefits

Children several years old who cannot speak.

Instructions for Use

Take 1–2 pills per dose, washed down with decocted ginger tea; take at any time.

Acorus Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 6 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,Children several years old who cannot speak.

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