Pills for Severe Malnutrition,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 173.,For children suffering from malnutrition, dysentery, and emaciation.
Pills for Severe Malnutrition
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Formulas Name : Pills for Severe Malnutrition
Chinese Name : 大疳丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of white alum (calcined), 1 liang of green alum, 2 qian of gall alum, 1 dried toad (gutted and roasted), 1 fen of belladonna seeds, 1 fen of shepherd’s purse (roasted),4 snails (place the above 7 ingredients in a jar, seal with salt and mud, allow to dry, burn until red-hot, remove, and grind into a fine powder), 1 fen of Hu Huanglian, 3 raw snails (ground), 1 qian of musk (ground), 1 qian of cinnabar (ground), 1 qian of realgar (ground), 1 qian of ox bile (ground), 2 qian of bear bile (ground),2 qian of chela bark, 2 qian of Asarum (stems and leaves removed), and half a qian of indigo powder.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 173.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of a sesame seed using roasted millet rice.
Benefits
For children suffering from malnutrition, dysentery, and emaciation.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 to 5 pills per dose, washed down with peppermint tea, at any time of day.
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Pills for Severe Malnutrition,For children suffering from malnutrition, dysentery, and emaciation.