Thousand Gold Child-Nourishing Pills，From *Yi Bian*, Volume 4.，For children with malnutrition syndrome, characterized by a distended abdomen with visible blue veins, intermittent fever, cough, and protruding sternum.
Thousand Gold Child-Nourishing Pills
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Formulas Name : Thousand Gold Child-Nourishing Pills
Chinese Name : 千金肥儿丸
Drug Formulation
Half a jin of Atractylodes macrocephala, half a jin of authentic Maoshan Atractylodes lancea, 1 jin of tangerine peel (with the white pith intact), 1 jin of licorice (roasted; grind into powder, reserving half for coating), 1 jin of Magnolia officinalis (mix with half a jin of dried ginger and water until thoroughly moistened; stir-fry until dry, then discard the ginger), 10 toads (steamed until tender, then baked dry and ground into powder),1 jin of Yu Yuliang (calcined; if unavailable, substitute with Shehan Stone), 1 jin of Sichuan Coptis (mix with 4 liang of Sophora flavescens and 1 jin of high-quality rice wine; let stand for 1 shi, then bake until dry and discard the Sophora), 1 jin of Shenqu (roasted), 1 jin of oyster shell (calcined 7 times, quenched 7 times in children’s urine, and purified),Artemisia annua 1 jin (processed with children’s urine and ground into powder), Hawthorn (pitted) 1 jin, Soft-shelled Turtle Carapace (vinegar-roasted) 1 jin, Coptis chinensis 0.5 jin, Aloe vera 4 liang, Night-Bright Sand (thoroughly washed) 4 liang, Evodia fruit (shell removed, flesh cleaned) 4 liang, and Crane Lice in any quantity.
Source
From *Yi Bian*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder; for external use, take 5 jin of small red dates (peeled and pitted), 3 jin of Astragalus, and 1 jin of Angelica sinensis, boil them into a paste, mix in 1 jin of flour, knead into a dough, and form into pills the size of mung beans; coat the pills with 0.5 jin of licorice powder and 4 liang each of ground fennel powder.
Benefits
For children with malnutrition syndrome, characterized by a distended abdomen with visible blue veins, intermittent fever, cough, and protruding sternum.
Instructions for Use
Dosage: 50 pills for children under 8 years old; 70 pills for those 9 years and older. Take before meals with clear rice water.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 30, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 30, 2026
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Thousand Gold Child-Nourishing Pills,For children with malnutrition syndrome, characterized by a distended abdomen with visible blue veins, intermittent fever, cough, and protruding sternum.