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Tiger Bone Pill,For children with chronic illnesses.

Formulas Name : Tiger Bone Pill

Chinese Name : 虎骨丹

Drug Formulation

Tiger Bone (lightly roasted) 1 fen, Podophyllum (hairs removed) 1 fen, Gentiana herb 1 fen, Ghost Arrow 1 fen, Amber half liang, White Frankincense half liang.

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 7 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

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

Benefits

For children with chronic illnesses.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with frankincense decoction.

Tiger Bone Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 7 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，For children with chronic illnesses.

Copyright: Excerpt from Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 7 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*., Copyright belongs to the Original Author and all original sources, This article was shared by DeDe on August 25, 2026, Please credit the source and include a link to the original article when reposting.

Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 25, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 25, 2026

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