Baoru Pills

Baoru Pills,For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” (wasting and emaciation), characterized by intermittent fever, night sweats, a sallow and haggard complexion, a distended abdomen, and thin thighs—even though they are able to eat and drink, they fail to gain muscle mass.

Formulas Name : Baoru Pills

Chinese Name : 保孺丸

Drug Formulation

1 turtle shell (boiled in vinegar, coarsely chopped), 2 liang of Bupleurum root (cleaned of soil, weighed, and finely chopped), 2 liang of green tangerine peel (white pith removed, weighed), 1 liang of Evodia fruit (shells removed), and 6 liang of apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, skins and tips removed, used raw).

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 18.

Processing

Mix the ingredients listed above thoroughly. Take 1 pig’s stomach, remove the fatty membrane, place the mixture inside the stomach, and sew it closed with needle and thread. Simmer until tender using a child’s urine, then chop finely, dry in an oven, and grind into a fine powder. Next, mix 3 liang of Coptis powder and 2 qian of musk, grind them together until uniform, and form into pills the size of millet grains using a wine paste.

Benefits

For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” (wasting and emaciation), characterized by intermittent fever, night sweats, a sallow and haggard complexion, a distended abdomen, and thin thighs—even though they are able to eat and drink, they fail to gain muscle mass.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm rice water before breastfeeding or a meal.

Baoru Pills,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 18.,For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” (wasting and emaciation), characterized by intermittent fever, night sweats, a sallow and haggard complexion, a distended abdomen, and thin thighs—even though they are able to eat and drink, they fail to gain muscle mass.

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