Fat Baby Pill
Chinese Prescription: Fei Er Wan
English Translation: Fat Baby Pill
Formula Type: Expel Parasites
Actions: Kills parasites, reduces accumulation, strengthens the Spleen, & clears heat.
Indications: Parasitic infections with intermittent attacks of abdominal pain, indigestion, emaciation, loose stools, feverishness, foul-smelling breath, a sallow complexion, & a large, distended abdomen. This is childhood nutritional impairment that develops from an accumulation of parasites.
Contraindications: This formula should be used only for primarily excessive types of childhood nutritional impairment, as it has no significant tonifying actions. Its name should not mislead one into using it as a general tonic or everyday supplement.
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Shen Qu / Medicated Leaven - per box |
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Taste: Sweet, Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Relieve Food Stagnation • Sub Category: |
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Reduces food stagnation & harmonizes the Stomach: for Stomach cold with food stagnation or accumuation, with such symptoms as epigastric & abdominal fullness or distention, lack of appetite, borborygmus, & diarrhea.
2. Also added to pills that contain minerals to aid in their digestion. |
MeridiansSpleen, Stomach |
CautionsUse with caution during pregnancy. Contraindicated in cases with Stomach fire. |
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Huang Lian / Coptis Rhizome |
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Drain Damp |
Dosage1.5-9g |
Actions1. Drains fire & relieves toxicity for heat with blazing fire with such symptoms as high fever, irritability, disorientation, delirium, red tongue, & a rapid full pulse. Also for exessive heat with toxicity with such symptoms as painful, red eyes & sore throat & for boils, carbuncles, & abscesses.
2. Clears heat & drains dampness: for damp-heat in the Stomach or Intestines that presents with diarrhea or dysenteric disorder. Also for vomiting &/or acid regurgitation due to Stomach heat.
3. Clears Heart fire: for irritability & insomnia due to lack of communication between the Heart & Kidneys.
4. Clears heat & stops bleeding: for nosebleed, or blood in the urine, stool, or vomit due to reckless moevement of the blood.
5. Drains Stomach fire: for digestive dysfunction with bad breath & belching with a putrid odor.
6. Clears heat topically: used topically for red & painful eyes & ulcerations of the tongue & mouth. |
MeridiansHeart, Large Intestine, Liver, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of yin deficiency, nausea or vomiting due to Stomach cold from deficiency, & diarrhea due to Spleen or Kidney deficiency. Long-term use is discouraged as it can injure the Spleen & Stomach. This herb may antagonize ju hua, xuan shen, bai xian pi, & jiang can, & may counteract kuan dong hua & niu xi. Some also say that it should not be taken with pork. |
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Rou Dou Kou / Nutmeg Seeds |
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Stabilize & Bind • Sub Category: |
Dosage1.5-9g |
Actions1. Binds up the Intstines & stops diarrhea: for chronic intractable diarrhea or daybeak diarrhea due to cold from deficiency of the Spleen & Kidneys.
2. Warms the middle burner, moves the qi, & alleviates pain: for pain & distention in the epigastrium & abdomen, poor appetite, & vomiting due to cold from deficiency of the Spleen & Stomach. |
MeridiansLarge Intestine, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of hot diarrhea or hot dysenteric disorders. Toxicity: Doses of 1.9/kg are often fatal in cats (with liver damage found in autopsy). In humans, ingestions of 7.5g of the powdered herb can lead to dizziness or stupor. Deaths from large overdoses have been reported. The primary toxic ingredient is myristicin, which is also a hallucinogen. |
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Shi Jun Zi / Quisqualis Fruit |
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Warm • Category: Expel Parasites • Sub Category: |
Dosage4.5-12g |
Actions1. Kills parasites: especially for killing roundworms.
2. Strengthens the Spleen & dissolves accumulations: for childhood nutritional impairment & for abdominal distention, poor appetite, or weak constitution. Its sweetness makes it especially useful for children. |
MeridiansSpleen, Stomach |
CautionsIf taken with hot tea the patient may develop diarrhea & belching. Toxicity: Nausea, vomiting, & belching are common side effects of this herb. Otherwise, it has a fairly low toxicity. |
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Mai Ya / Barley Sprout, Malt |
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Relieve Food Stagnation • Sub Category: |
Dosage6-15g directly as powder, 12-30g decoction, up to 60g |
Actions1. Reduces food stagnation & strenghtens the Stomach: for poor digestion due to stagnation & accumulation of undigested starchy foods, as well as poorly digested milk in infants. Also for weak digestion & loss of appetite in cases of Spleen deficiency.
2. Inhibits lactation: for woman who are discontinuing nursing, or for distended & painful breasts.
3. Facilitates the smooth flow of Liver qi: for constrained Liver qi manifesting as a stifling sensation & distention in the epigastrium or ribs, belching, & loss of appetite. |
MeridiansLiver, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsIf taken long-term this herb may injure the Kidneys. |
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Bing Lang / Betel Nut, Areca Seeds |
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Taste: • Temperature: • Category: Expel Parasites • Sub Category: |
Dosage6-12g, 60-120g alone for tapeworms |
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Mu Xiang / Saussurrea or Aucklandia Root |
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Taste: Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category: |
Dosage1.5-9g |
Actions1. Promotes the movement of qi & alleviates pain: for Speen or Stomach stagnant qi with such symptoms as lack of appetite, epigastric or abdominal pain or distention, nausea, & vomiting. Also used for stagnant Liver or Gallbladder qi with such symptoms as flank pain, distention, or soreness.
2. Adjusts & regulates stagnant qi in the Intestines: for diarrhea & dysentric disrders, or for abdominal pain & tenesmus. Because of its slightly astringent property, this is a common herb for treatnig tenesmus.
3. Strengthens the Spleen & prevents stagnation: used with tonifying herbs to ameliorate their side effects. Especially useful when the transformative & transportive functions of the Spleen are weak. |
MeridiansGallbladder, Large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of yin deficiency or depleted fluids. |