Musk Pills

Musk Pills,Pediatric cerebral malnutrition. The scalp is shiny and taut; the hair is dry and clumped together; the head feels hot as fire; sores may appear on the head; or the cheeks and face may be swollen and sunken.

Formulas Name : Musk Pills

Chinese Name : 麝香丸

Drug Formulation

Musk (ground): half a qian; Coptis chinensis: half a liang; Aloe vera (ground): half a liang; green tangerine peel (soaked in hot water to remove the white pith, then roasted): 1 fen; Evodia fruit (shell removed): 1 fen.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

Pediatric cerebral malnutrition. The scalp is shiny and taut; the hair is dry and clumped together; the head feels hot as fire; sores may appear on the head; or the cheeks and face may be swollen and sunken.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 pills each time, washed down with rice water before breastfeeding or meals. Take three times daily.

Musk Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.,Pediatric cerebral malnutrition. The scalp is shiny and taut; the hair is dry and clumped together; the head feels hot as fire; sores may appear on the head; or the cheeks and face may be swollen and sunken.

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