Golden Toad Pills

Golden Toad Pills,For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases,” characterized by a hot head and dry eyes, a protruding chest and thin legs, a large head and distended abdomen, a sallow complexion and dry nose, startle episodes, palpitations, and night sweats, as well as emaciation and irregular fluctuations between chills and fever.

Formulas Name : Golden Toad Pills

Chinese Name : 金蟾丸

Drug Formulation

1 dried toad (large; coated with butter and roasted until dark yellow), 1 fen of Coptis chinensis, half liang of earthworm (lightly roasted), 1 fen of cinnabar (finely ground), 1 fen of snake-shed skin ash, 1 fen of realgar (finely ground), 1 fen of Indian saffron (finely ground),1 fen of cicada shell (lightly roasted), half a liang of musk (finely ground), half a he of belladonna seeds (rinsed in water to remove floating seeds; boiled in water until sprouts emerge, then dried and roasted until yellowish-black).

Source

*Shenghui* (Volume 86).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of mung beans using glutinous rice.

Benefits

For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases,” characterized by a hot head and dry eyes, a protruding chest and thin legs, a large head and distended abdomen, a sallow complexion and dry nose, startle episodes, palpitations, and night sweats, as well as emaciation and irregular fluctuations between chills and fever.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills per dose, washed down with congee.

Golden Toad Pills,*Shenghui* (Volume 86).,For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases,” characterized by a hot head and dry eyes, a protruding chest and thin legs, a large head and distended abdomen, a sallow complexion and dry nose, startle episodes, palpitations, and night sweats, as well as emaciation and irregular fluctuations between chills and fever.

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