Yili Dan，*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions* (Hangzhou Formula).，For children with malnutrition-related abdominal distension and parasitic pain, a distended abdomen like a drum, sallow complexion and emaciation, various forms of food stagnation, acute convulsions with excessive phlegm, coughing, wheezing, and convulsions.
Yili Dan
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Formulas Name : Yili Dan
Chinese Name : 一厘丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of musk, 3 liang of Mingyao Huang, 3 liang of refined cinnabar, 3 liang of white silkworm pupae, 3 liang of whole scorpion tails, 2 liang of croton seed powder, and 3 liang of Du Dan Xing.
Source
*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions* (Hangzhou Formula).
Processing
Grind each of the above herbs into an extremely fine powder; use Shenqu paste to form pills the size of a wheat grain.
Benefits
For children with malnutrition-related abdominal distension and parasitic pain, a distended abdomen like a drum, sallow complexion and emaciation, various forms of food stagnation, acute convulsions with excessive phlegm, coughing, wheezing, and convulsions.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 to 2 fen per dose; double the dose for severe cases, and swallow with boiled water.
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Yili Dan,For children with malnutrition-related abdominal distension and parasitic pain, a distended abdomen like a drum, sallow complexion and emaciation, various forms of food stagnation, acute convulsions with excessive phlegm, coughing, wheezing, and convulsions.