Wind-Canker Pill，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 23), citing *The Zhao Family Tradition*.，In cases where a child has a constitutional deficiency or has been improperly breastfed,resulting in a pale, fragile complexion; exposure to wind and cold; weak vital energy; and the presence of external pathogens within the body—all of which cause the child’s body fluids to become unstable, leading to spontaneous sweating and diarrhea, abdominal distension due to cold, obstruction of the diaphragm, vomiting of milk curds, stunted muscle growth, mental dullness, and a lack of desire to cry or laugh. This may progress to a sunken chest and protruding fontanelle; if the pathogen affects the heart, it may cause convulsions and epilepsy; if it affects the spleen, it may result in wind-induced malnutrition.
Wind-Canker Pill
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Formulas Name : Wind-Canker Pill
Chinese Name : 风疳丹
Drug Formulation
Cinnabar 1 fen, sulfur 1 fen, Ding Tou Da Zhe 1 fen, Sheshehuang (calcined and quenched in vinegar 7 times) 1 fen, dung beetles (cleaned and stir-fried) 3, earthworms (coiled) 3, whole scorpions 2, Da Shi Jun Zi 10, Mo Shi Zi 1, Maotou (roasted in ghee) 1,7 Tianjiangzi (roasted), 7 raw Bai Fuzi, 1 cun of white flower snake meat (soaked in wine overnight, then baked), half a Da Fuzi, half a Wutou (both with pointed ends), 1 qian of Pinellia (ginger-roasted), 1 qian of musk, 1 qian of Xusui Zi, 1 qian of cloves, 1 qian of red ocher.
Source
From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 23), citing *The Zhao Family Tradition*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of a sesame seed using millet rice.
Benefits
In cases where a child has a constitutional deficiency or has been improperly breastfed,resulting in a pale, fragile complexion; exposure to wind and cold; weak vital energy; and the presence of external pathogens within the body—all of which cause the child’s body fluids to become unstable, leading to spontaneous sweating and diarrhea, abdominal distension due to cold, obstruction of the diaphragm, vomiting of milk curds, stunted muscle growth, mental dullness, and a lack of desire to cry or laugh. This may progress to a sunken chest and protruding fontanelle; if the pathogen affects the heart, it may cause convulsions and epilepsy; if it affects the spleen, it may result in wind-induced malnutrition.
Instructions for Use
Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with warm water.
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Wind-Canker Pill,In cases where a child has a constitutional deficiency or has been improperly breastfed,resulting in a pale, fragile complexion; exposure to wind and cold; weak vital energy; and the presence of external pathogens within the body—all of which cause the child’s body fluids to become unstable, leading to spontaneous sweating and diarrhea, abdominal distension due to cold, obstruction of the diaphragm, vomiting of milk curds, stunted muscle growth, mental dullness, and a lack of desire to cry or laugh. This may progress to a sunken chest and protruding fontanelle; if the pathogen affects the heart, it may cause convulsions and epilepsy; if it affects the spleen, it may result in wind-induced malnutrition.