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Toad Venom Eight-Treasure Pill

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Toad Venom Eight-Treasure Pill,For smallpox that fails to erupt or develop, or for sunken heads and mania.

Formulas Name : Toad Venom Eight-Treasure Pill

Chinese Name : 蟾酥八宝丹

Drug Formulation

1 fen of toad venom, 3 fen of ox bile, 1 qian of human tooth, 1 qian of processed pangolin scale, 3 fen of pearl, 1 qian of cinnabar, 1 fen of musk, and 2 fen of borneol.

Source

*Records of Compassionate Insights on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 14.

Processing

Form into pills with breast milk, each the size of a millet seed.

Benefits

For smallpox that fails to erupt or develop, or for sunken heads and mania.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 fen per dose, washed down with either coriander or lampwick decoction.

Toad Venom Eight-Treasure Pill,*Records of Compassionate Insights on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 14.,For smallpox that fails to erupt or develop, or for sunken heads and mania.

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