Snake Shedding Pill

Snake Shedding Pill,For convulsions with profuse salivation.

Formulas Name : Snake Shedding Pill

Chinese Name : 蛇蜕丹

Drug Formulation

5 cun of snake shed skin (burned to ash), 1 qian of musk, 1 qian of ox bile (finely ground), 1 qian of talcum powder (finely ground), 1 qian of turmeric (finely ground), 1 qian of Uncaria root (powdered), 1 pair of tiger eyes, and 3 dung beetles (wings and legs removed, lightly roasted, and ground into powder).

Source

*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 378.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of millet or foxtail millet.

Benefits

For convulsions with profuse salivation.

Instructions for Use

Take 7–10 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of Ophiopogon (with the core removed).

Snake Shedding Pill,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 378.,For convulsions with profuse salivation.

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