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Rat Meat Decoction,For children with masses, abdominal masses, and emaciation.

Formulas Name : Rat Meat Decoction

Chinese Name : 鼠肉煎

Drug Formulation

5 liang of rat meat (raw), 3 fen of softshell turtle shell (raw), half a liang of aged tangerine peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and roasted), and 1 fen of Gan Sui (ground into powder).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 88.

Benefits

For children with masses, abdominal masses, and emaciation.

Instructions for Use

Chop all ingredients listed above except the Gan Sui powder. Simmer in 2 large bowls of water until reduced to 5 fen; strain out the residue, add the Gan Sui powder, and stir thoroughly. For infants aged 100–200 days with milk stagnation, consume half a he per day; for children aged 2–3 years, consume one he per day;children aged 4–5 years should take 2 he per day. If diarrhea is profuse, reduce the dose; adjust according to the child’s constitution (deficiency or excess). If diarrhea persists, relieve it with a decoction of barley flour; cooking rat meat into a broth and serving it as porridge is also effective.

Rat Meat Decoction,*Shenghui*, Volume 88.,For children with masses, abdominal masses, and emaciation.

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