Pinellia Compress Formula

Pinellia Compress Formula,For children with a protruding fontanelle that fails to close, who are emaciated with a sallow complexion, and who are unable to walk by the age of 4–5.

Formulas Name : Pinellia Compress Formula

Chinese Name : 半夏熨方

Drug Formulation

1 sheng of Pinellia, 1 sheng of ginger, 1 sheng of Ligusticum, 3 liang of Asarum, 1 chi of cinnamon bark, and 10 pieces of Aconite.

Source

From *Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 5.

Benefits

For children with a protruding fontanelle that fails to close, who are emaciated with a sallow complexion, and who are unable to walk by the age of 4–5.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Soak them in 5 sheng of strong vinegar. At noon, bring to a boil three times, strain out the residue, and soak a piece of cotton in the decoction. Apply it to the fontanelle at a comfortable temperature; when it cools, reheat it and apply again as before. Perform this treatment 3–4 times each morning and evening until the symptoms subside; recovery occurs within 20 days.

Pinellia Compress Formula,From *Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 5.,For children with a protruding fontanelle that fails to close, who are emaciated with a sallow complexion, and who are unable to walk by the age of 4–5.

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