🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Pediatric Excessive Salivation
(I)
【Syndrome Differentiation】Spleen and stomach disharmony, heart spirit unrest.
【Therapeutic Method】Strengthening spleen and calming spirit, consolidating and stopping salivation.
【Formula Name】Gu Xian San.
【Composition】Bombyx mori egg case 30 g, Acorus tatarinowii 9 g, Polygala tenuifolia 9 g, Schisandra chinensis 9 g, Cornus officinalis 12 g, Testudinis plastrum 15 g, Gallnut 9 g, Angelica sinensis 9 g, Poria cocos 9 g, Ginseng 9 g (decocted in soup).
【Usage】Grind all herbs into fine powder, 6 g per dose, take with ginseng decoction (if no ginseng, use 3 times the amount of Codonopsis pilosula). Also can be decocted and taken orally.
【Source】Fang by Sun Xiaohong.
(II)
【Syndrome Differentiation】Spleen and stomach deficiency-cold, qi deficiency unable to control saliva.
【Therapeutic Method】Strengthening spleen, tonifying qi, controlling salivation.
【Formula Name】Wu Wei Yi Gong San with additions.
【Composition】Codonopsis pilosula 9 g, Atractylodes macrocephala 9 g, Chicken Internal Gold 6 g, Poria cocos 9 g, Citrus reticulata peel 4 g, Coix lacryma-jobi 12 g, Dioscorea opposita 12 g, Fried Glycyrrhiza 12 g, Eleutherococcus senticosus 9 g, Ginger 2 slices, Jujube 2 pieces.
【Usage】Decoct in water, one dose per day, taken three times daily.
【Source】Fang by Dong Guoquan.