Cicada Shell Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 86.，For all types of wind-induced wasting in children, characterized by progressive emaciation, fever, anxiety, head-shaking, nose-rubbing, restlessness in the limbs, yellowish-black skin, and dry, brittle hair, which has not healed over a long period.
Cicada Shell Pills
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Formulas Name : Cicada Shell Pills
Chinese Name : 蝉壳丸
Drug Formulation
Cicada Shell 1 fen (lightly roasted), Dried Scorpion half fen (lightly roasted), Cinnabar 1 fen (finely ground),1 fen of musk (finely ground), 1 fen of realgar (finely ground), half a liang of indigo powder (finely ground), half a fen of borneol (finely ground), 1 qian of talcum powder (ground), 5 dung beetles (wings and legs removed, lightly roasted until pale yellow), half a fen of ox bile (finely ground), 3 fen of black snake (soaked in wine, bones removed, lightly roasted until pale yellow),1 toad head (coated with butter, lightly roasted until pale yellow), 1 fen of sweet shepherd’s purse (roasted through paper until purple), 10 croton seeds (peeled and pitted, ground, then wrapped in paper and pressed to remove oil).
Source
From *Shenghui*, Volume 86.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the ground ingredients, and form into pills the size of a millet seed using pig bile.
Benefits
For all types of wind-induced wasting in children, characterized by progressive emaciation, fever, anxiety, head-shaking, nose-rubbing, restlessness in the limbs, yellowish-black skin, and dry, brittle hair, which has not healed over a long period.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 pills per dose, washed down with congee.
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Cicada Shell Pills,For all types of wind-induced wasting in children, characterized by progressive emaciation, fever, anxiety, head-shaking, nose-rubbing, restlessness in the limbs, yellowish-black skin, and dry, brittle hair, which has not healed over a long period.