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Musk and Suhe Pills

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Musk and Suhe Pills,Effective for all types of malevolent spirits; chest and diaphragm obstruction; hollow rumbling in the intestines; undigested food; bone-steaming fever caused by transmitted corpses; various forms of consumptive wasting; sudden and severe heart pain; malaria caused by ghosts and spirits; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; bloody and white dysentery; and convulsions in children.

Formulas Name : Musk and Suhe Pills

Chinese Name : 麝香苏合丸

Drug Formulation

5 qian of Suhexiang oil (mixed into Benzoin paste), 1 liang of Benzoin (ground separately into powder; boil with half a sheng of ash-free wine to make a paste), 1 liang of Cloves,1 liang of Blue Aquilaria, 1 liang of White Sandalwood, 1 liang of Agarwood, 1 liang of Long Pepper, 1 liang of Cyperus Rhizome, 1 liang of Chebulic Myrobalan (roasted to extract the pulp), 1 liang of Black Rhinoceros Horn (ground into powder), 1 liang of Cinnabar (ground and water-washed), 5 qian of Aquilaria, and 7.5 qian of Musk.

Source

*Zhunsheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 9.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with honey and benzoin resin to form pills the size of a water caltrop.

Benefits

Effective for all types of malevolent spirits; chest and diaphragm obstruction; hollow rumbling in the intestines; undigested food; bone-steaming fever caused by transmitted corpses; various forms of consumptive wasting; sudden and severe heart pain; malaria caused by ghosts and spirits; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; bloody and white dysentery; and convulsions in children.

Instructions for Use

Children: 1 pill; the elderly: 4 pills. Take on an empty stomach with boiling water; taking with wine is also acceptable. Wrap 1 pill—the size of a marble—in waxed paper, place it in a silk pouch, and carry it with you at all times; all malevolent spirits will dare not approach.

Musk and Suhe Pills,*Zhunsheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 9.,Effective for all types of malevolent spirits; chest and diaphragm obstruction; hollow rumbling in the intestines; undigested food; bone-steaming fever caused by transmitted corpses; various forms of consumptive wasting; sudden and severe heart pain; malaria caused by ghosts and spirits; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; bloody and white dysentery; and convulsions in children.

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