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Great Spleen-Strengthening Pills,For children with a weak spleen and stomach who are easily harmed by overeating. Due to irregular diet, dampness accumulates and damages the spleen, causing undigested food to remain in the body, resulting in physical fatigue and mental exhaustion.

Formulas Name : Great Spleen-Strengthening Pills

Chinese Name : 大健脾丸

Drug Formulation

Ginseng (from Qinghe) 2 liang (steamed over rice), Atractylodes macrocephala (oil-free) 3 liang (roasted with earth), Trifoliate orange fruit 1 liang (steamed over rice), Guang Chenpi 2 liang (washed with rice water), Guang Qingpi 1 liang (roasted with rice vinegar), Poria cocos 2 liang (steamed over rice), Pinellia tuber (fermented) 1 liang (roasted), Barley sprouts 1 liang 6 qian (roasted),Hawthorn pulp 1 liang (steamed over rice), Sichuan Coptis 1 liang 6 qian (soaked in half a liang of Evodia fruit, stir-fried until reddish-brown, then remove the Evodia), Guangxi Frankincense half a liang (not exposed to fire), White Cardamom seeds half a liang (stir-fried).

Source

*Yi Tong*, Volume 23.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Boil in a decoction of old rice and lotus leaves prepared with a continuous flow of water, then form into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For children with a weak spleen and stomach who are easily harmed by overeating. Due to irregular diet, dampness accumulates and damages the spleen, causing undigested food to remain in the body, resulting in physical fatigue and mental exhaustion.

Instructions for Use

Take 100 pills per dose, washed down with plain hot water before meals.

Great Spleen-Strengthening Pills,*Yi Tong*, Volume 23.,For children with a weak spleen and stomach who are easily harmed by overeating. Due to irregular diet, dampness accumulates and damages the spleen, causing undigested food to remain in the body, resulting in physical fatigue and mental exhaustion.

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