Secretly Transmitted Bao’an Pills，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 6.，For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” and “Eight Types of Dysentery,” vomiting and diarrhea, a distended abdomen with visible blue veins, a sallow complexion and emaciation, and malnutrition.
Secretly Transmitted Bao’an Pills
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Formulas Name : Secretly Transmitted Bao’an Pills
Chinese Name : 秘传保安丸
Drug Formulation
Atractylodes macrocephala (stir-fried with earth) 3 liang, Shenqu 1 qian, Wood Fragrance 1 qian, Areca nut 1 qian, Poria 1 qian, Curcuma zedoaria 1 qian, Evodia 1 qian, Magnolia officinalis 1 qian,Water Chestnut 1 qian, Licorice 1 qian, Atractylodes Lancea 2 liang, Dried Tangerine Peel 1.5 liang, Bitter Orange 1.5 liang, Ginseng 1.5 liang, Curcuma Zedoaria 1.5 liang, Coptis (soaked in pig bile) 5 qian, Amomum 5 qian, Barley Malt 5 qian, Amomum Villosum 5 qian, Nutmeg 5 qian, Agastache 5 qian, White Cardamom 5 qian.
Source
*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 6.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a longan.
Benefits
For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” and “Eight Types of Dysentery,” vomiting and diarrhea, a distended abdomen with visible blue veins, a sallow complexion and emaciation, and malnutrition.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill at a time, dissolved in rice water; if vomiting occurs, dissolve it in ginger tea.
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Secretly Transmitted Bao’an Pills,For children suffering from the “Five Wasting Diseases” and “Eight Types of Dysentery,” vomiting and diarrhea, a distended abdomen with visible blue veins, a sallow complexion and emaciation, and malnutrition.