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Child-Nourishing Aloe Vera Pills

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Child-Nourishing Aloe Vera Pills,For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” and “Eight Types of Dysentery,” as well as acute and chronic convulsions, resulting in progressive emaciation.

Formulas Name : Child-Nourishing Aloe Vera Pills

Chinese Name : 肥儿芦荟丸

Drug Formulation

1 qian of aloe vera, 1 qian of white aconite root (powdered),White Wu-ti (powdered) 1 qian, Cinnabar 2 fen, Hu Huanglian (powdered) 2 fen, Realgar 2 fen, Indigo Powder 7 fen, Huanglian (powdered) 7 fen, Mercury Oxide 1 qian 7, Chebulic Myrobalan 2 (powdered), Shijunzi 20 (charred), Musk half a qian, Croton Seeds 14 (remove skin and inner membrane; extract oil using ten layers of paper).

Source

From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 23), citing *The Immortal’s Water Mirror*.

Processing

Take the 13 ingredients listed above. First, mix and grind 12 of them evenly; then add the castor bean powder and grind again until fine as flour. Mix thoroughly. Use a small amount of bear bile and half a zhan of hot broth; soak the mixture at the mouth of a broth bottle for a long time until the bear bile dissolves into the water. Strain out the residue, add half a spoonful of the flour mixture, and boil into a paste. Mix the paste with the medicine to form pills the size of small mung beans.

Benefits

For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” and “Eight Types of Dysentery,” as well as acute and chronic convulsions, resulting in progressive emaciation.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–7 pills per dose, swallowed with peppermint tea.

Child-Nourishing Aloe Vera Pills,From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 23), citing *The Immortal’s Water Mirror*.,For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” and “Eight Types of Dysentery,” as well as acute and chronic convulsions, resulting in progressive emaciation.

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