Jade Milk Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 6 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For infants whose skull bones have not fused as they should, resulting in an open fontanelle.
Jade Milk Pill
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Formulas Name : Jade Milk Pill
Chinese Name : 玉乳丹
Drug Formulation
Half a liang of stalactite powder (refined according to ancient methods), half a liang of cypress seed kernels (ground separately), half a liang of cooked dried rehmannia root (steamed and baked according to the prescribed method), half a liang of angelica root (washed and dried), 1 liang of saposhnikovia root (chopped), and 1 liang of psoralea seed (sorted and roasted); or add astragalus and poria.
Source
Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 6 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.
Processing
Grind all the above herbs—except those to be ground separately—into a fine powder. Then add calcite powder and mix thoroughly. Form into pills the size of millet grains using refined honey.
Benefits
For infants whose skull bones have not fused as they should, resulting in an open fontanelle.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with aniseed decoction prepared before breastfeeding or feeding.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Jade Milk Pill,For infants whose skull bones have not fused as they should, resulting in an open fontanelle.