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Water Chestnut Pills,For children aged 6–7 who are unable to speak following various illnesses.

Formulas Name : Water Chestnut Pills

Chinese Name : 鸡头丸

Drug Formulation

1 male water lily seed (burned to ash), 3 cicada shells (lightly roasted), half a liang of licorice (roasted until slightly reddish, chopped), 1 liang of Sichuan rhubarb (chopped, lightly roasted), 1 liang of Ophiopogon tuber (core removed, dried), 3 fen of Angelica sinensis (chopped, lightly roasted),3 fen of Astragalus (chopped), 3 fen of Ligusticum, half a liang of Polygala (core removed), half a liang of Akebia (chopped), and 1 liang of Ginseng (root tip removed).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 89.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For children aged 6–7 who are unable to speak following various illnesses.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills at a time, washed down with congee, at any time of day.

Water Chestnut Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 89.,For children aged 6–7 who are unable to speak following various illnesses.

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