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Fragrant Toad Powder,For children with malnutrition due to poor appetite, who are emaciated and refuse to take milk or food.

Formulas Name : Fragrant Toad Powder

Chinese Name : 香蟾散

Drug Formulation

1 dried toad (coated with butter and lightly roasted until pale yellow), 1 fen of dung beetle (wings and legs removed, lightly roasted), 1 fen of wheat bran (finely ground), 1 fen of Shenqu (lightly roasted).

Source

From *General Essentials of Health*, Volume 12.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For children with malnutrition due to poor appetite, who are emaciated and refuse to take milk or food.

Instructions for Use

Take half a qian per dose, mixed with porridge or broth, at any time of day.

Fragrant Toad Powder,From *General Essentials of Health*, Volume 12.,For children with malnutrition due to poor appetite, who are emaciated and refuse to take milk or food.

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