Millet Porridge

Millet Porridge,For elderly patients with persistent dysentery who are becoming increasingly jaundiced, emaciated, and weak, and who have little appetite.

Formulas Name : Millet Porridge

Chinese Name : 黍米粥

Drug Formulation

4 he of millet (rinsed clean), 1 liang of donkey-hide gelatin (roasted and ground into powder).

Source

*Nourishing the Elderly to Prolong Life*.

Benefits

For elderly patients with persistent dysentery who are becoming increasingly jaundiced, emaciated, and weak, and who have little appetite.

Instructions for Use

Cook the porridge; just before it is done, stir in the donkey-hide gelatin powder. Eat it on an empty stomach; a single dose is particularly effective.

Millet Porridge,*Nourishing the Elderly to Prolong Life*.,For elderly patients with persistent dysentery who are becoming increasingly jaundiced, emaciated, and weak, and who have little appetite.

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