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Appetite-Stimulating Decoction

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Appetite-Stimulating Decoction,For abdominal pain in children caused by indigestion.

Formulas Name : Appetite-Stimulating Decoction

Chinese Name : 进食煎

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Wood Fragrance, 4 liang of Trifoliate Orange Peel, 4 liang of Chinese Angelica, 4 liang of Cinnabar, 1 liang of Musk, and 1 liang of Croton Seed.

Source

From *Ji Feng*, Volume 23.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with boiled wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a millet seed.

Benefits

For abdominal pain in children caused by indigestion.

Instructions for Use

Take 3–5 pills per dose, washed down with rice water after a meal.

Appetite-Stimulating Decoction,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 23.,For abdominal pain in children caused by indigestion.

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