Oyster-Toad Pills

Oyster-Toad Pills,For idiopathic malnutrition and various forms of malnutrition.

Formulas Name : Oyster-Toad Pills

Chinese Name : 蚵蚾丸

Drug Formulation

1 toad (collected from ditches during the summer months; select those with large abdomens that neither jump nor croak, and whose bodies are often covered with scaly patches).

Source

*Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 3.

Processing

Take one scoop of dung worms, place them in a bucket, and soak them in urine; ensure the top of the bucket remains dry so the worms do not escape. Then, kill the toad and crush it into the worms, allowing the worms to feed on it for one day and one night. Next, wrap the mixture completely in a new cloth bag, tie it securely, and place it in a swift current overnight. Remove it and roast it on a tile, then grind it into a powder; add one character of musk, mix with glutinous rice, and knead into pills the size of a sesame seed.

Benefits

For idiopathic malnutrition and various forms of malnutrition.

Instructions for Use

Take 20–30 pills per dose, washed down with rice water.

Oyster-Toad Pills,*Direct Pointers on Pediatrics*, Volume 3.,For idiopathic malnutrition and various forms of malnutrition.

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