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Water-Expelling Powder

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Water-Expelling Powder,For children with malnutrition-induced thirst unresponsive to other treatments.

Formulas Name : Water-Expelling Powder

Chinese Name : 推水散

Drug Formulation

Tianxianzi (any amount; dry on a new tile; harvested in April; also known as Shuixianzi; these are tadpoles), 1 liang of dried ginger (roasted), 1 liang of dried plum pulp (dried and weighed), half a liang of potash from a teapot, and 1 fen of licorice.

Source

From *General Essentials of Health* (Volume 12).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For children with malnutrition-induced thirst unresponsive to other treatments.

Instructions for Use

Take half a qian or one zi per dose; decoct in water, use the first decoction, let it cool, and mix with the medicine to take. There is no specific time for administration. After a while, the child will expel water without needing to drink; this indicates the remedy is effective.

Water-Expelling Powder,From *General Essentials of Health* (Volume 12).,For children with malnutrition-induced thirst unresponsive to other treatments.

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