Cicada Shedding Pills

Cicada Shedding Pills,For children with malnutrition-related dysentery, characterized by stools that are either yellow or green, a thin neck, abdominal distension, sores in the mouth and nose, and progressive wasting.

Formulas Name : Cicada Shedding Pills

Chinese Name : 蝉蜕丸

Drug Formulation

Cicada Shedding (with legs removed) 1 fen, Musk (ground) 1 fen, Indigo Powder (ground) half liang, Donkey-hide Gelatin (roasted until dry) half liang, Snake Shedding (burned to ash) 1 piece, Melon Stems 7 pieces.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 173.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of mung beans using a thin paste.

Benefits

For children with malnutrition-related dysentery, characterized by stools that are either yellow or green, a thin neck, abdominal distension, sores in the mouth and nose, and progressive wasting.

Instructions for Use

For children under 5 years of age, take 3 or 5 pills per dose, washed down with rice water on an empty stomach. Take once at noon and once near nightfall. Adjust the dosage according to the child’s age.

Cicada Shedding Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 173.,For children with malnutrition-related dysentery, characterized by stools that are either yellow or green, a thin neck, abdominal distension, sores in the mouth and nose, and progressive wasting.

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