[Analysis on the meaning of "White rabbits pounding herbs and toads pilling"]

The poem "white rabbits pounding herbs and toads pilling" was recorded in Han Yuefu(Folk) poetry, and the corresponding images were also appeared on the pictorial stones of the Han Dynasty. Some scholars held the opinion that the herbs the white rabbits pounded was "toad pills" , and the "pill" was made of toad venom or the other components of toads.By analyzing literature, the images and unearthed objects, this paper concludes that the meaning of "white rabbits pounding herbs and toads pilling" is that white rabbits and toads work together to make the elixir pills.The word "pill" in the poem is a verb rather than a noun.Toads, like white rabbits, are the agent of actions. They are not the raw materials for elixir pills.