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Pine Pollen Pill,Turtle-back deformity in children.

Formulas Name : Pine Pollen Pill

Chinese Name : 松蕊丹

Drug Formulation

Pine flowers (washed and dried in an oven) 1 liang, Trifoliate orange peel (fried with wheat bran, pith removed) 1 liang, Fangfeng (root tip removed) 1 liang, Du Huo 1 liang, Ephedra (roots and nodes removed) half a liang, Sichuan rhubarb (roasted) half a liang, Qianhu half a liang, Cinnamon half a liang.

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book on the Care of Infants* (classical edition), Volume 6.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of millet seeds.

Benefits

Turtle-back deformity in children.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with congee broth.

Pine Pollen Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book on the Care of Infants* (classical edition), Volume 6.，Turtle-back deformity in children.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026

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