Musk and Coptis Pills

Musk and Coptis Pills,For children with malnutrition-induced heat, jaundice, emaciation, sparse hair, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, refusal to breastfeed, and night sweats.

Formulas Name : Musk and Coptis Pills

Chinese Name : 麝连丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Coptis (soaked in wine overnight), half a liang of Evodia, half a liang of softshell turtle shell (roasted with rice vinegar), half a liang of Bupleurum, half a liang of purified aged tangerine peel, half a liang of Schisandra, half a liang of green tangerine peel (the above 7 ingredients should be coarsely chopped; add 49 seeds of croton, stir-fried until yellow, then remove the seeds), 1 fen of areca nut,1 fen of Wood Fragrance, half a qian of Musk, and half a liang of Qin Jiao.

Source

From *Quan Ying Fang*, cited in Volume 20 of *Yong Lei Qian Fang*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of small beans using a wine paste.

Benefits

For children with malnutrition-induced heat, jaundice, emaciation, sparse hair, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, refusal to breastfeed, and night sweats.

Instructions for Use

For a 3-year-old, take 30 pills with rice soup, at any time of day.

Musk and Coptis Pills,From *Quan Ying Fang*, cited in Volume 20 of *Yong Lei Qian Fang*.,For children with malnutrition-induced heat, jaundice, emaciation, sparse hair, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, refusal to breastfeed, and night sweats.

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