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Liu Zhu San,For children with vomiting, dysentery, or diarrhea; stomach deficiency and sluggish spleen; cold hands and feet; and six pulses that are deep and faint.

Formulas Name : Liu Zhu San

Chinese Name : 六柱散

Drug Formulation

Ginseng (stem removed) half liang, Poria cocos (peeled) half liang, processed Aconite root half liang, Southern Frankincense half liang, Cardamom half liang, Atractylodes macrocephala half liang.

Source

From *Handbook for the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 2.

Benefits

For children with vomiting, dysentery, or diarrhea; stomach deficiency and sluggish spleen; cold hands and feet; and six pulses that are deep and faint.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Take 2 qian per dose; add 1 zhan of water, 2 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 jujube; decoct until reduced to 7 fen; take warm at any time.

Liu Zhu San,From *Handbook for the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 2.,For children with vomiting, dysentery, or diarrhea; stomach deficiency and sluggish spleen; cold hands and feet; and six pulses that are deep and faint.

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