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Lingxi Decoction

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Lingxi Decoction,For children with bone-consuming fever, night sweats, cough, loss of appetite, excessive thirst, sallow complexion, emaciation, abdominal distension, and coarse breathing.

Formulas Name : Lingxi Decoction

Chinese Name : 灵犀饮

Drug Formulation

Rhinoceros Horn (ground into powder) half liang, Coptis chinensis half liang, Poria (peeled) 1 liang, Ginseng (root tip removed) 1 liang, Ligusticum chuanxiong 1 liang, Gentiana macrophylla 1 liang, Licorice 1 liang, Notopterygium 1 liang, Bupleurum 1 liang, Platycodon grandiflorus 1 liang, Lycium barbarum bark 1 liang.

Source

From *One Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 6.

Benefits

For children with bone-consuming fever, night sweats, cough, loss of appetite, excessive thirst, sallow complexion, emaciation, abdominal distension, and coarse breathing.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. For a 3-year-old, administer 1 qian per dose, decocted in half a zhan of water with a small amount of black plum and bamboo leaves.

Lingxi Decoction,From *One Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 6.,For children with bone-consuming fever, night sweats, cough, loss of appetite, excessive thirst, sallow complexion, emaciation, abdominal distension, and coarse breathing.

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