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Decoction for Eliminating Malnutrition

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Decoction for Eliminating Malnutrition,For pediatric malnutrition, characterized by pale, paste-like stools, cloudy urine (or urine that, when settled, resembles rice water), a sallow complexion, emaciation, and a distended abdomen with visible blue veins.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Eliminating Malnutrition

Chinese Name : 消疳汤

Drug Formulation

Hawthorn fruit 1 qian, white peony root (roasted) 1 qian, Coptis (roasted with ginger juice) 1 qian, Poria cocos (peeled) 1 qian, Atractylodes macrocephala (stem removed) 1 qian, Alisma 1 qian, green tangerine peel 4 fen, licorice (raw) 3 fen.

Source

*Hui Chun*, Volume 7.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients to make one dose.

Benefits

For pediatric malnutrition, characterized by pale, paste-like stools, cloudy urine (or urine that, when settled, resembles rice water), a sallow complexion, emaciation, and a distended abdomen with visible blue veins.

Instructions for Use

Add fresh ginger and jujubes, decoct in water, and take orally.

Decoction for Eliminating Malnutrition,*Hui Chun*, Volume 7.,For pediatric malnutrition, characterized by pale, paste-like stools, cloudy urine (or urine that, when settled, resembles rice water), a sallow complexion, emaciation, and a distended abdomen with visible blue veins.

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