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Large Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Pills,For childhood masses and tumors.

Formulas Name : Large Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Pills

Chinese Name : 大鳖甲丸

Drug Formulation

Softshell Turtle Carapace (roasted with vinegar, edges removed) half liang; Rhinoceros Horn (chipped) half liang; Cinnabar (ground) half liang; Cinnamon Bark (coarse bark removed) half liang; Rhubarb (chopped, stir-fried) 1 liang; Angelica Root (sliced, dried) 1 liang;Smilax glabra (roasted) 1 liang, Hematite (pounded and ground) 1 liang, Croton tiglium (with skin and inner membrane removed, ground into a paste) 1 liang, Trifoliate orange peel (pith removed, roasted with wheat bran) 1 fen, Calamus (ground) 1 fen, Musk (ground) 1 fen.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 176.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a sesame seed.

Benefits

For childhood masses and tumors.

Instructions for Use

For children aged 3–4, take 2 to 3 pills per dose on an empty stomach with freshly drawn water. Discontinue once cured.

Large Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 176.,For childhood masses and tumors.

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