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Soft Silver Pills,For milk-induced indigestion in infants.

Formulas Name : Soft Silver Pills

Chinese Name : 软银丸

Drug Formulation

Mercury (crystallized into grains) 1 qian, ground white cloves 1 qian, talcum powder 1 qian, ground eagle-wing 1 qian bi, 21 croton seeds (remove the membrane, grind, and lightly remove the oil), 49 psyllium seeds (remove the husks).

Source

From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, citing *The Precious Mirror for Infants and Children*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine, uniform powder; mix with jujube pulp to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For milk-induced indigestion in infants.

Instructions for Use

For a 1-year-old child, take 1 pill at a time, washed down with warm water.

Soft Silver Pills，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, citing *The Precious Mirror for Infants and Children*.，For milk-induced indigestion in infants.

Copyright: Excerpt from From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, citing *The Precious Mirror for Infants and Children*., Copyright belongs to the Original Author and all original sources, This article was shared by DeDe on August 30, 2026, Please credit the source and include a link to the original article when reposting.

Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 30, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 30, 2026

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