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Anemarrhena Pill,For children with severe febrile malaria.

Formulas Name : Anemarrhena Pill

Chinese Name : 知母丹

Drug Formulation

Anemarrhena rhizome (lightly roasted) 1 liang; soft-shelled turtle shell (roasted with butter, with frills removed) 1 liang; Sichuan rhubarb (finely chopped, lightly roasted) 1 liang; red Poria 1 liang; cinnabar (finely ground, water-washed) 1 liang; Sichuan natron half a liang; Sichuan Cimicifuga root half a liang; borneol 1 qian (ground).

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 17 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

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

Benefits

For children with severe febrile malaria.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–7 pills per dose, washed down with ginger decoction. The condition will resolve once a bowel movement occurs.

Anemarrhena Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 17 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For children with severe febrile malaria.

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