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Cicada and Silkworm Powder

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Cicada and Silkworm Powder,For children with clenched mouths, a yellowish-red complexion, a stiff tongue and blue lips, rapid and labored breathing, an inability to cry, a pursed mouth and furrowed brow, and an inability to drink milk; in severe cases, abdominal distension with visible blue veins, spasms, and pulling pain.

Formulas Name : Cicada and Silkworm Powder

Chinese Name : 蝉蚕散

Drug Formulation

Cicada Shed Skins (remove mouth and legs, roasted) 4 pieces; Stiff Silkworms (remove silk and mouth, baked) 4 pieces; Whole Scorpions (roasted, detoxified) 1 qian; Poria 0.5 fen; Fishing Hooks 1 qian; Cinnabar a small amount.

Source

From *Essentials of Medical Literature* (Yilin Cuanyao), Volume 9.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For children with clenched mouths, a yellowish-red complexion, a stiff tongue and blue lips, rapid and labored breathing, an inability to cry, a pursed mouth and furrowed brow, and an inability to drink milk; in severe cases, abdominal distension with visible blue veins, spasms, and pulling pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with bamboo sap.

Cicada and Silkworm Powder,From *Essentials of Medical Literature* (Yilin Cuanyao), Volume 9.,For children with clenched mouths, a yellowish-red complexion, a stiff tongue and blue lips, rapid and labored breathing, an inability to cry, a pursed mouth and furrowed brow, and an inability to drink milk; in severe cases, abdominal distension with visible blue veins, spasms, and pulling pain.

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