Brown Pills

Brown Pills,For children with an imbalance of yin and yang, weak internal organs, undigested milk or food, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, vomiting, and shortness of breath; or for those with frequent intestinal rumbling and diarrhea accompanied by cold pain in the abdomen; food stagnation, breast lumps, stagnant qi and mass formation; accumulations in the stomach and intestines; alternating constipation and diarrhea; or swelling and fullness of the head and face.

Formulas Name : Brown Pills

Chinese Name : 褐丸子

Drug Formulation

2 liang of radish seeds (lightly roasted), 1 liang of aged tangerine peel (white pith removed), 1 liang of green tangerine peel (white pith removed), 1 liang of Beijing-style Zingiber officinale rhizome (roasted), 1.5 liang of black pharbitis (half roasted, half raw; steamed is even better), 1 liang of Curcuma zedoaria (roasted), half a liang of black pepper, and 1 fen of wood fragrant.

Source

*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 17.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a sesame seed using wheat flour paste.

Benefits

For children with an imbalance of yin and yang, weak internal organs, undigested milk or food, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, vomiting, and shortness of breath; or for those with frequent intestinal rumbling and diarrhea accompanied by cold pain in the abdomen; food stagnation, breast lumps, stagnant qi and mass formation; accumulations in the stomach and intestines; alternating constipation and diarrhea; or swelling and fullness of the head and face.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, washed down with radish decoction.

Brown Pills,*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 17.,For children with an imbalance of yin and yang, weak internal organs, undigested milk or food, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, vomiting, and shortness of breath; or for those with frequent intestinal rumbling and diarrhea accompanied by cold pain in the abdomen; food stagnation, breast lumps, stagnant qi and mass formation; accumulations in the stomach and intestines; alternating constipation and diarrhea; or swelling and fullness of the head and face.

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