Fei Er Wan - 肥兒丸 - Fat Baby Pill

English:	Fat Baby Pill
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Dry-fried Massa Medicata Fermentata	Chao Shen Qu	30g	Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion and harmonizes the Stomach. With Bing Lang, for childhood nutritional impairment or distention of the abdomen due to Food Stagnation.
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	30g	Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire, resolves Fire toxicity and drains Stomach Fire. With Mu Xiang, for dysenteric disorders due to Damp-Heat Obstructing the Intestines. With Mu Xiang and Bing Lang, for hot dysenteric disorders with Qi Stagnation and Damp-Heat in the Middle Jiao with intense tenesmus.
Roasted Sm. Myristicae	Wei Rou Dou Kou	15g	Warms the Middle Jiao, regulates Qi, astringes the Intestines, stops diarrhea and alleviates pain. With Mu Xiang, for anorexia, diarrhea, and Cold abdominal pain due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold leading to constrained Middle Jiao Cold.
Fr. Quisqualis	Shi Jun Zi	15g	Dissolves accumulations, Improves digestion, Kills parasites, Strengthens the Spleen.
Dry-fried Fr. Hordei Germinatus	Chao Mai Ya	15g	Reduces Food Stagnation, improves digestion, strengthens the Stomach and facilitates the smooth flow of Liver Qi, With Shen Qu, dry-fried for indigestion due to Food Stagnation.
Sm. Arecae	Bing Lang	12g	Kills parasites, regulates Qi, reduces accumulations, drains downward and unblocks the bowels.
Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang	6g	Adjusts and regulates stagnant Qi in the Intestines, Alleviates pain, Dispels Damp-Heat, Harmonizes the Liver and Spleen, Prevents Stagnation, Promotes the movement of Qi, Strengthens the Spleen.

Formula Actions

• Kills parasites
• Reduces accumulations
• Strengthens the Spleen
• Clears Heat

Syndromes

• Childhood nutritional impairment due to parasitic invasion
• Childhood nutritional impairment from an accumulation of parasites (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Intermittent abdominal pain Indigestion Emaciation Loose stools Feverishness Foul breath A sallow complexion A large, distended abdomen

Anorexia Decreased intake of food Weak constitution Constant fatigue Maybe nausea and vomiting Dry mouth Thirst

Treats

Childhood nutritional impairment Ascariasis Chronic indigestion in children Fatigue

Keratomalacia Hookworms Anorexia Bad breath

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For severe Qi Deficiency:		For those with little or no Internal Heat:
+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	- Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	For constipation:
+ Rx. et Rz Rhei	Da Huang
For firm masses on the abdomen:		+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus	Zhi Shi
+ Rz. Sparganii	San Leng	For dry mouth, thirst and irritability:
+ Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu	+ Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong
For nausea, vomiting and diarrhea:		+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	For a weak body with alternating chills and fever:
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi	+ Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao