Toad Decoction Pills

Toad Decoction Pills,For childhood wasting disease. Symptoms include alternating chills and fever, dry and withered skin and hair; despite eating well, the child remains emaciated and appears listless and dull.

Formulas Name : Toad Decoction Pills

Chinese Name : 蟾蜍煎丸

Drug Formulation

5 large dried toads (finely chopped; simmer in 5 sheng of strong wine over low heat until soft; remove bones and grind; strain out residue; add 4 liang of honey; simmer in a silver vessel over a double boiler until it becomes a thick paste), 2 liang of Hu Huanglian, 2 liang of Huanglian (stems removed), 2 liang of white Wuti seeds (roasted), and half a liang of musk (ground).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.

Processing

Take the above five ingredients; pound and grind four of them into a fine powder, then use the toad paste prepared earlier to form pills the size of a sesame seed.

Benefits

For childhood wasting disease. Symptoms include alternating chills and fever, dry and withered skin and hair; despite eating well, the child remains emaciated and appears listless and dull.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with rice water, at any time of day. Suitable for children from one year of age up to 10 years old.

Toad Decoction Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 172.,For childhood wasting disease. Symptoms include alternating chills and fever, dry and withered skin and hair; despite eating well, the child remains emaciated and appears listless and dull.

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