Areca Nut Pill

Areca Nut Pill,For malnutrition in children who can eat but fail to gain muscle mass.

Formulas Name : Areca Nut Pill

Chinese Name : 槟榔丹

Drug Formulation

Areca nut (wrapped in flour, roasted until the flour is dry) 1 liang; Coptis chinensis 1 liang; Frankincense 1 liang; Hematite 1 fen (all of the above should be ground into a fine powder for later use); Incense Ink (burned until its essence remains, then finely ground) 1 fen; Musk (finely ground) 1 fen.

Source

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

Processing

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

Benefits

For malnutrition in children who can eat but fail to gain muscle mass.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of tangerine peel; take after meals, adjusting the dosage according to the child’s age and size.

Areca Nut Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 23 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For malnutrition in children who can eat but fail to gain muscle mass.

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