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Gengyi Rhubarb Pills,For children with a distended abdomen accompanied by rumbling sounds, as well as internal heat causing hard stools and inability to defecate.

Formulas Name : Gengyi Rhubarb Pills

Chinese Name : 更衣大黄丸

Drug Formulation

7 fen of Rheum palmatum, 4 fen of Lepidium sativum (roasted), 3 fen of ox bile, 2 fen of Panax ginseng, 2 fen of Magnolia officinalis (roasted), 2 fen of Datura metel (roasted), 1 fen of Cinnamomum cassia, 1 fen of Scutellaria baicalensis.

Source

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

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of small beans.

Benefits

For children with a distended abdomen accompanied by rumbling sounds, as well as internal heat causing hard stools and inability to defecate.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills per dose, washed down with liquid. If no relief is seen, increase the dose.

Gengyi Rhubarb Pills,From *Formulas for Infants and Young Children*, cited in Volume 30 of *The New Book on the Care of Young Children*.,For children with a distended abdomen accompanied by rumbling sounds, as well as internal heat causing hard stools and inability to defecate.

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