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Six-Ingredient Scutellaria Decoction

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Six-Ingredient Scutellaria Decoction,For infants with a distended abdomen, shortness of breath, intermittent fever, poor appetite, and undigested food in the stomach.

Formulas Name : Six-Ingredient Scutellaria Decoction

Chinese Name : 六物黄芩汤

Drug Formulation

Scutellaria baicalensis: half liang; Isatis indigotica: half liang; licorice (roasted): half liang; Ophiopogon japonicus: half liang; gypsum: half liang; Cinnamomum cassia: 3 qian.

Source

From *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 20.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame or bean seeds.

Benefits

For infants with a distended abdomen, shortness of breath, intermittent fever, poor appetite, and undigested food in the stomach.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose; boil with 1 zhan of water until reduced to 7 fen; take while warm.

Six-Ingredient Scutellaria Decoction,From *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 20.,For infants with a distended abdomen, shortness of breath, intermittent fever, poor appetite, and undigested food in the stomach.

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