Jin Su Dan，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 25 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with a distended abdomen and wasting disease, who exhibit a tendency to eat dirt, and suffer from irregular diarrhea.
Jin Su Dan
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Formulas Name : Jin Su Dan
Chinese Name : 金粟丹
Drug Formulation
Clove buds 1 liang, Gentiana herb 1 liang, Magnolia bark (processed with ginger juice) 1 liang, high-quality cinnabar (finely ground and water-washed) 1 liang,Indigo Powder (ground) 1 liang, Dried Toad 5 pieces (coated with butter and roasted until golden brown), Night-Bright Sand (lightly roasted) half a liang, Chebulic Myrobalan Bark (lightly roasted) half a liang, Cicada Shells half a liang, Sichuan Coptis (2 liang in winter, 1 liang in summer; ground into a fine powder), Musk (ground) half a liang.
Source
Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 25 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.
Processing
Mix all the above ingredients thoroughly in a single container. Combine with equal parts refined honey and wheat flour paste to form pills the size of millet grains.
Benefits
For children with a distended abdomen and wasting disease, who exhibit a tendency to eat dirt, and suffer from irregular diarrhea.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with rice water, at any time of day.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 26, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 26, 2026
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Jin Su Dan,For children with a distended abdomen and wasting disease, who exhibit a tendency to eat dirt, and suffer from irregular diarrhea.