Rhubarb Ointment Pills,From *Medical Formulas Compiled by Category* (Vol. 255), citing *Medical Forest Formulas*.,For children suffering from chronic malnutrition, with scrofula or nodules developing on the head and behind the eyes that, if left untreated for a long time, develop into boils or abscesses.
Rhubarb Ointment Pills
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Formulas Name : Rhubarb Ointment Pills
Chinese Name : 大黄膏丸
Drug Formulation
Chuan Rheum (Rheum palmatum) in any amount.
Source
From *Medical Formulas Compiled by Category* (Vol. 255), citing *Medical Forest Formulas*.
Processing
Boil with vinegar until reduced to a paste, then form into pills the size of a millet seed.
Benefits
For children suffering from chronic malnutrition, with scrofula or nodules developing on the head and behind the eyes that, if left untreated for a long time, develop into boils or abscesses.
Instructions for Use
Take 15 to 20 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of soapberry seeds after a meal.
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Rhubarb Ointment Pills,For children suffering from chronic malnutrition, with scrofula or nodules developing on the head and behind the eyes that, if left untreated for a long time, develop into boils or abscesses.