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Chugen Decoction,For children with intermittent bloody diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Chugen Decoction

Chinese Name : 樗根汤

Drug Formulation

3 fen of white bark of the Chinese hackberry root (roasted until fragrant, coarsely chopped), 1 fruit of the Chinese bayberry, 1 nutmeg (shell removed), half a liang of madder root (coarsely chopped), and 1 fen of tea powder.

Source

*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 178.

Benefits

For children with intermittent bloody diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder. Take 1 qian bi per dose; add 7 fen of water and decoct until reduced to 4 fen. Strain and take while warm, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Chugen Decoction,*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 178.,For children with intermittent bloody diarrhea.

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