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White Crane Pill,For children with chronic spleen wind who are unresponsive, have cold limbs, refuse to eat, experience vomiting and retching, and are gradually developing wind-related disorders.

Formulas Name : White Crane Pill

Chinese Name : 白鹤丹

Drug Formulation

Half liang of white flower snake meat (soaked in wine, skinned, and roasted until golden brown), 2 pieces of raw white aconite, dried silkworm pupae (with silk removed), Tiannanxing (peeled and boiled in red wine), Tianma, and mercury oxide.

Source

*The Yongle Encyclopedia*, Vol. 980, citing *The Classic of the Phoenix’s Marrow*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from flour boiled in wine according to standard method to form pills the size of millet grains.

Benefits

For children with chronic spleen wind who are unresponsive, have cold limbs, refuse to eat, experience vomiting and retching, and are gradually developing wind-related disorders.

Instructions for Use

Dissolve the powder in peppermint tea with one drop of wine and administer.

White Crane Pill,*The Yongle Encyclopedia*, Vol. 980, citing *The Classic of the Phoenix’s Marrow*.,For children with chronic spleen wind who are unresponsive, have cold limbs, refuse to eat, experience vomiting and retching, and are gradually developing wind-related disorders.

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