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formula
Bu Dai Wan
chinese formulae
definition
Bu Dai Wan = "Cloth Sack Pill"
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 469; Yeung, p. 47.
signs and symptoms: Sallow complexion, distended abdomen, emaciated limbs, fever, dull dry eyes, dry and coarse hair.
tongue and pulse: Pale tongue, and frail pulse.
indications: Parasites causing Spleen and Stomach Qi Xu (Deficiency). With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as ascariasis or other parasitic infections causing infantile malnutrition.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 10 grams: quisqualis (shi jun zi).
» 6 grams: stinking elm (wu yi), pteropus (ye ming sha), ginseng (ren shen), white atractylodes (bai zhu), poria (fu ling), aloe (lu hui).
» 3 grams: licorice (gan cao).
administration: The ingredients are usually ground into powder, made into pills, and taken in the morning on an empty stomach in 3 gram doses mixed with pork soup.
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