Schisandra Pill

Schisandra Pill,For spleen-related wasting disease, where the patient can eat but fails to gain muscle mass; or for diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Schisandra Pill

Chinese Name : 使君子丹

Drug Formulation

Shijunzi (cleaned and stir-fried) 2 liang, Cloves 1 liang, Frankincense 1 liang, Magnolia Bark (processed with ginger) 1 liang, Myrrh (from the South) 1 liang, Coptis 1 liang, Cardamom 1 liang, Aloe 1 fen, Musk 1 fen.

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 23).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of millet grains using steamed rice.

Benefits

For spleen-related wasting disease, where the patient can eat but fails to gain muscle mass; or for diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with Orange Peel Decoction before breastfeeding.

Schisandra Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 23).,For spleen-related wasting disease, where the patient can eat but fails to gain muscle mass; or for diarrhea.

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