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Formula for Mud-Navel,Urinary retention in infants.

Formulas Name : Formula for Mud-Navel

Chinese Name : 泥脐方

Drug Formulation

Talc, 1 sheng (ground into a fine powder).

Source

From *Formulas for Infants and Young Children*, cited in Volume 30 of *The New Book on the Care of Young Children*.

Processing

Mix with plantain leaf juice to form a paste. Apply the paste to the navel in a circle 4–5 cun in diameter; remove it as soon as it feels slightly dry, and apply a fresh layer. In winter, when plantain leaf juice is unavailable, mix with water instead.

Benefits

Urinary retention in infants.

Formula for Mud-Navel,From *Formulas for Infants and Young Children*, cited in Volume 30 of *The New Book on the Care of Young Children*.,Urinary retention in infants.

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