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Formula for Applying Yellow Earth to the Head

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Formula for Applying Yellow Earth to the Head,For children suffering from external pathogenic factors.

Formulas Name : Formula for Applying Yellow Earth to the Head

Chinese Name : 二物黄土涂头方

Drug Formulation

Take equal parts of yellow earth from the hearth (well-baked) and earthworm droppings.

Source

From *Qianjin*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then mix with water to form pills the size of a chicken egg yolk.

Benefits

For children suffering from external pathogenic factors.

Instructions for Use

Apply to the child’s head and the “Five Centers”; this is highly effective. Another formula states: Mix with egg white until it forms a mud-like consistency.

Formula for Applying Yellow Earth to the Head,From *Qianjin*, Volume 5.,For children suffering from external pathogenic factors.

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