Gansui Pills

Gansui Pills,For children with masses or tumors, where the area under the ribs is hard as stone, the limbs are yellow and emaciated, and the child refuses to breastfeed or eat.

Formulas Name : Gansui Pills

Chinese Name : 甘遂丸

Drug Formulation

Gansui 1 fen (roasted until slightly yellow), Realgar half liang (finely ground), Gypsum half liang (finely ground and washed with water), Oyster shell half liang (calcined to a powder), Croton seed half liang (remove skin and core; place in a silk bag and simmer in pure wine for half a day; remove and bake until dry), Cinnabar half liang (finely ground and washed with water),2 fen of Ruiren (soaked in hot water, peel removed, and ground into the mixture), 1 fen of Musk (finely ground).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 88.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the croton seeds, and form into pills the size of millet grains using refined honey.

Benefits

For children with masses or tumors, where the area under the ribs is hard as stone, the limbs are yellow and emaciated, and the child refuses to breastfeed or eat.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with porridge broth, twice daily.

Gansui Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 88.,For children with masses or tumors, where the area under the ribs is hard as stone, the limbs are yellow and emaciated, and the child refuses to breastfeed or eat.

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