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Orpiment Pill,For childhood tinea corporis.

Formulas Name : Orpiment Pill

Chinese Name : 雌黄丹

Drug Formulation

Orpiment (finely ground) 1 liang, realgar (finely ground) 1 liang, Sichuan rhubarb (roasted over low heat until black) 1 liang, Podophyllum (hairs removed) 1 liang,30 peach kernels (soaked in hot water, peeled and de-seeded, then ground), half a liang of white headwort (all of the above to be ground into a fine powder for later use), 1 fen of musk (ground separately), 10 croton seeds (husk and inner membrane removed, wrapped in paper to extract the oil).

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 32 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

Grind all the above ingredients evenly; melt 5 liang of mutton fat and mix with the medicinal ingredients to form a paste the size of a millet seed.

Benefits

For childhood tinea corporis.

Instructions for Use

Administer 3–5 pellets per dose, taken with cooled Jingjie Decoction.

Orpiment Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 32 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For childhood tinea corporis.

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