Spleen-Tonifying and Essence-Nourishing Decoction

Spleen-Tonifying and Essence-Nourishing Decoction,A child with a constitutionally weak constitution, externally robust but internally deficient, develops chronic convulsions due to vomiting of milk and green-colored stools.

Formulas Name : Spleen-Tonifying and Essence-Nourishing Decoction

Chinese Name : 补脾益真汤

Drug Formulation

Muxiang, Danggui, Ren Shen, Huangqi, Dingxiang, Hezi Rou, Chenpi, Houpo (processed with ginger),Licorice (roasted), Nutmeg (coated with flour, slow-roasted), Amomum, Poria, Atractylodes, Cinnamon, Pinellia (soaked in boiling water 7 times, processed with ginger juice), Aconite (roasted)—each in equal parts; Whole Scorpion (detoxified, lightly roasted)—1 per dose.

Source

*Sources of Pediatric Diseases*, Volume 3.

Benefits

A child with a constitutionally weak constitution, externally robust but internally deficient, develops chronic convulsions due to vomiting of milk and green-colored stools.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely grind the ingredients; take 3 qian per dose. Add 1.5 zhan of water, 2 slices of ginger, and 1 jujube; decoct until reduced to 6 fen, strain, and administer while slightly warm on an empty stomach. After taking the decoction, gently massage the chest and abdomen to enhance the medicine’s efficacy. Wait one hour before feeding the child milk or solid food.

Spleen-Tonifying and Essence-Nourishing Decoction,*Sources of Pediatric Diseases*, Volume 3.,A child with a constitutionally weak constitution, externally robust but internally deficient, develops chronic convulsions due to vomiting of milk and green-colored stools.

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