Tianfu Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 87.,For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases,” diarrhea, emaciation, and an itchy nose.
Tianfu Pills
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Formulas Name : Tianfu Pills
Chinese Name : 田父丸
Drug Formulation
Tianfu 3 fen (roasted until slightly yellow), Yeming Sha half liang (lightly roasted), snake shed skin half liang (burned to ash), Coptis chinensis 3 fen, ox gallbladder 1 qian (finely ground), white alum ash 1 fen, cinnabar 1 qian (finely ground), musk 1 qian (finely ground), Strychnos nux-vomica seeds 1 fen (rinsed in water to remove floating seeds, then roasted until yellowish-black).
Source
*Shenghui*, Volume 87.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of mung beans using glutinous rice.
Benefits
For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases,” diarrhea, emaciation, and an itchy nose.
Instructions for Use
For a 3-year-old child, take 3 pills per dose on an empty stomach with boiled water. After taking the medicine, bathe the child in Peach and Willow Decoction, then cover the child with a light-colored garment. After a while, parasites should emerge; those that are yellow, white, or red are easy to treat, while black ones are difficult to cure.
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Tianfu Pills,For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases,” diarrhea, emaciation, and an itchy nose.