Five-Canker Child-Protecting Pills

Five-Canker Child-Protecting Pills,For children suffering from the “Five Wastes” and “Eight Dysenteries,” presenting with a sallow complexion, emaciation, hair falling out in strands, a craving for dirt, and a lack of appetite for breast milk or solid food.

Formulas Name : Five-Canker Child-Protecting Pills

Chinese Name : 五疳保童丸

Drug Formulation

1 large dried toad (charred until only the essence remains), 1 block of soapberry (peeled and pitted, charred until only the essence remains), 3 qian of clam powder (water-washed), 1 qian of musk (finely ground).

Source

From *Formulas for the Protection of Infants*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 380.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with a wheat flour paste, and form into pills the size of a millet seed.

Benefits

For children suffering from the “Five Wastes” and “Eight Dysenteries,” presenting with a sallow complexion, emaciation, hair falling out in strands, a craving for dirt, and a lack of appetite for breast milk or solid food.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–40 pills per dose, taken on an empty stomach or before meals with warm rice water, three times a day.

Five-Canker Child-Protecting Pills,From *Formulas for the Protection of Infants*, cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 380.,For children suffering from the “Five Wastes” and “Eight Dysenteries,” presenting with a sallow complexion, emaciation, hair falling out in strands, a craving for dirt, and a lack of appetite for breast milk or solid food.

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