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Highly Effective Dual Pills

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Highly Effective Dual Pills,For all childhood ailments—fever, headache, indigestion, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen; or pain in the chest and abdomen; difficulty with urination and defecation; frequent and severe diarrhea; or cases with no other apparent illness, but merely overeating that cannot be controlled, or improper breastfeeding; or episodes of fright, chills, and fever; or symptoms of “steaming” (excessive internal heat), accompanied by reduced appetite, labored breathing, nighttime crying, and insomnia—these all indicate internal abdominal disharmony.

Formulas Name : Highly Effective Dual Pills

Chinese Name : 大效双丸

Drug Formulation

Half liang of Gan Sui (roasted until slightly yellow), half liang of Croton Seed Powder, half liang of Ophiopogon tuber (core removed, roasted), 1 fen of Oyster Shell (burned to powder), 1 fen of Lilium seed (soaked in hot water, peeled, and ground into the mixture), and 1 fen of Pearl powder.

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 88.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, add the ground ingredients, and mix thoroughly until uniform. Form into pills using refined honey.

Benefits

For all childhood ailments—fever, headache, indigestion, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen; or pain in the chest and abdomen; difficulty with urination and defecation; frequent and severe diarrhea; or cases with no other apparent illness, but merely overeating that cannot be controlled, or improper breastfeeding; or episodes of fright, chills, and fever; or symptoms of “steaming” (excessive internal heat), accompanied by reduced appetite, labored breathing, nighttime crying, and insomnia—these all indicate internal abdominal disharmony.

Instructions for Use

For a six-month-old infant, administer one pair with warm water, each pill the size of a perilla seed; for a one-year-old, one pair, each the size of half a hemp seed; for two- and three-year-olds, one pair, each the size of a hemp seed. Always administer at cockcrow. The stool should pass by sunrise; if it does not, give the child hot congee to drink, and the stool will pass immediately.

Highly Effective Dual Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 88.,For all childhood ailments—fever, headache, indigestion, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen; or pain in the chest and abdomen; difficulty with urination and defecation; frequent and severe diarrhea; or cases with no other apparent illness, but merely overeating that cannot be controlled, or improper breastfeeding; or episodes of fright, chills, and fever; or symptoms of “steaming” (excessive internal heat), accompanied by reduced appetite, labored breathing, nighttime crying, and insomnia—these all indicate internal abdominal disharmony.

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