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Leiwan Pill,For all types of malnutrition in children, abdominal distension and fullness, thin and withered hands and feet, sores on the eyes, mouth, and nose, high fever, dysentery with rice-water stools, progressive wasting, and a dull complexion.

Formulas Name : Leiwan Pill

Chinese Name : 雷丸丹

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of Leiwan (raw), half a liang of He Shi (raw), half a liang of Shijunzi (shelled, raw), half a liang of Hu Huanglian (lightly roasted), half a liang of Aloe (ground), half a liang of Musk (ground and mixed in), 1 toad (soaked in wine overnight, roasted over low heat until cooked, skin, feet, and bones removed, then dried), 1 fen of Wood Fragrance,1 fen of Nutmeg, 1 liang of Wu-yi (peeled, lightly roasted, ground and mixed in), 2 qian of Cinnabar (a small amount ground to form a coating).

Source

From *Wanquan Fang*, cited in Volume 25 of *Youyou Xinshu*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 4 wild boar gallbladders, pour their juice into a porcelain bowl, and simmer the gallbladders in a double boiler. Mix the powder with the gallbladder juice using a pestle to form pills the size of millet grains.

Benefits

For all types of malnutrition in children, abdominal distension and fullness, thin and withered hands and feet, sores on the eyes, mouth, and nose, high fever, dysentery with rice-water stools, progressive wasting, and a dull complexion.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–7 pills per dose on an empty stomach, at noon, and before bedtime, washed down with boiled Ophiopogon water.

Leiwan Pill,From *Wanquan Fang*, cited in Volume 25 of *Youyou Xinshu*.,For all types of malnutrition in children, abdominal distension and fullness, thin and withered hands and feet, sores on the eyes, mouth, and nose, high fever, dysentery with rice-water stools, progressive wasting, and a dull complexion.

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