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Toxicity-Eliminating Calamus Pill,Take when sores and rashes have subsided but pus has not yet dried up, and bowel movements are obstructed.

Formulas Name : Toxicity-Eliminating Calamus Pill

Chinese Name : 败毒牛黄丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of ox bile, 1 liang of Sichuan rhubarb, 1 fen of powdered sulfur, 1 fen of pearl.

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 18 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

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

Benefits

Take when sores and rashes have subsided but pus has not yet dried up, and bowel movements are obstructed.

Instructions for Use

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

Toxicity-Eliminating Calamus Pill，Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 18 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.，Take when sores and rashes have subsided but pus has not yet dried up, and bowel movements are obstructed.

Copyright: Excerpt from Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 18 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 18, 2026, Please credit the source and include a link to the original article when reposting.

Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 18, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 18, 2026

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