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Egg Soup,For children aged 6–7 with a hard, distended epigastrium and intermittent chills and fever resembling malaria, who have experienced vomiting and diarrhea after taking Purple Pills for 60 days but still have a hard, distended epigastrium.

Formulas Name : Egg Soup

Chinese Name : 鸡子汤

Drug Formulation

7 zhu of Gan Sui, 5 qian of licorice (roasted), 5 qian of Scutellaria baicalensis.

Source

From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 17), citing *Formulas for Emergency Treatment*.

Benefits

For children aged 6–7 with a hard, distended epigastrium and intermittent chills and fever resembling malaria, who have experienced vomiting and diarrhea after taking Purple Pills for 60 days but still have a hard, distended epigastrium.

Instructions for Use

Take 2.5 sheng of water and 1 chicken egg. Gently crack the egg to release the white, then add it to the water and stir until cooked. Blow away the sediment, add the herbs, and boil down to 1 sheng. Administer a dose of several he according to the child’s age. The medicine is non-toxic; if the fullness has not been completely resolved, prepare another batch.

Egg Soup,From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 17), citing *Formulas for Emergency Treatment*.,For children aged 6–7 with a hard, distended epigastrium and intermittent chills and fever resembling malaria, who have experienced vomiting and diarrhea after taking Purple Pills for 60 days but still have a hard, distended epigastrium.

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