Musk and Toad Pills

Musk and Toad Pills,For cerebral malnutrition in children. Symptoms include tufted hair, sores on the scalp, or puffy cheeks and face. Or chronic diarrhea due to abdominal cold.

Formulas Name : Musk and Toad Pills

Chinese Name : 麝香虾蟆丸

Drug Formulation

1 toad (guts removed, burned to ash), 5 chela leaves (wrapped in flour and roasted until cooked, then remove the flour and seeds), half a liang of Coptis chinensis, half a liang of Coptis (stems removed), 1 fen of aloe (ground), 1 fen of bear bile (ground), 20 cloves, 1 qian of cinnabar (ground), and 1 qian of musk (ground).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with water-soaked steamed bun dough to form pills the size of a sesame seed.

Benefits

For cerebral malnutrition in children. Symptoms include tufted hair, sores on the scalp, or puffy cheeks and face. Or chronic diarrhea due to abdominal cold.

Instructions for Use

For a 2-year-old child, take 10 pills per dose, washed down with warm rice porridge or rice water, three times daily.

Musk and Toad Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.,For cerebral malnutrition in children. Symptoms include tufted hair, sores on the scalp, or puffy cheeks and face. Or chronic diarrhea due to abdominal cold.

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