Rickets Decoction，Formula from *Essentials of Clinical Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine*; name cited in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.，Rickets; weakness in the head and neck; flaccid mouth and lips; weak chewing ability; sluggishness in grasping, lifting, standing, and walking; intellectual disability; occasional muscle spasms; pale and white lips and tongue; weak pulse.
Rickets Decoction
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Formulas Name : Rickets Decoction
Chinese Name : 佝偻汤
Drug Formulation
15 g Huai yam, 9 g Huai achyranthes, 12 g processed Polygonum multiflorum, 6 g cornelian cherry flesh, 6 g raw Atractylodes macrocephala, 9 g well-processed Rehmannia glutinosa, 3 g Amomum villosum, 6 g Western codonopsis, 9 g Poria cocos, 6 g whole Angelica sinensis, 15 g left oyster shell, 15 g raw turtle shell, 3 large red dates, 15 g black sesame seeds.
Source
Formula from *Essentials of Clinical Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine*; name cited in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix thoroughly.
Benefits
Rickets; weakness in the head and neck; flaccid mouth and lips; weak chewing ability; sluggishness in grasping, lifting, standing, and walking; intellectual disability; occasional muscle spasms; pale and white lips and tongue; weak pulse.
Instructions for Use
Each morning and evening, dissolve 4.5g in hot water. Simultaneously, take 9g of fried Astragalus and 5 large red dates; boil them in water until concentrated, then consume the entire decoction—including the liquid and dates—in one dose, once daily.
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Rickets Decoction,Rickets; weakness in the head and neck; flaccid mouth and lips; weak chewing ability; sluggishness in grasping, lifting, standing, and walking; intellectual disability; occasional muscle spasms; pale and white lips and tongue; weak pulse.