“Century-Old Iron Boy Pill”，*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.，For children with indigestion and failure to digest milk, undigested food stagnation, abdominal distension and fullness, severe constipation, acute fever, and convulsions.
“Century-Old Iron Boy Pill”
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Formulas Name : “Century-Old Iron Boy Pill”
Chinese Name : 百岁铁娃丹
Drug Formulation
2 liang of Angelica sinensis, 1 liang of Zhi Shi (roasted), 1 liang of Shen Qu (roasted), 1 liang of hawthorn, 1 liang of whole scorpion, and 1 liang of barley malt (roasted).
Source
*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For children with indigestion and failure to digest milk, undigested food stagnation, abdominal distension and fullness, severe constipation, acute fever, and convulsions.
Instructions for Use
For every 35 liang of the fine powder, add 2 liang of ox bile, 20 liang of cinnabar, and 2 qian 5 fen of soybean ash. Grind all ingredients into an extremely fine powder, mix thoroughly, and pack into bags weighing 5 li each. Take 5 li per dose, washed down with warm water.
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“Century-Old Iron Boy Pill”,For children with indigestion and failure to digest milk, undigested food stagnation, abdominal distension and fullness, severe constipation, acute fever, and convulsions.