Common Pediatric Powder Formulas from the First Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine The pediatric powders from the First Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine have long been renowned, known far and wide for their convenience and remarkable efficacy. Here, we disclose some of the formulas for those interested to keep. Without further ado, read and then burn.1. Qing Re Granules (Clear Heat Granules)Function: Clear heat and dispel summer heat, calm the mind and settle fright.Indications: Summer heat irritability, convulsions, dizziness, nausea, night crying.Composition: Amber (Hupo) 30g, Uncaria (Gouteng) and Purple Cardamom (Zidoukou) 50g each, Water-floated Cinnabar (Shuifei Zhusha) 80g, Persimmon Frost (Shishuang) 100g, Talcum (Huashi) and Licorice (Gancao) 150g each, Peppermint Ice (Bohua Bing) 10g. Grind into a very fine powder for use.Dosage: For infants, the dosage is 0.3g for 1-3 months; 0.6-1g for 4-6 months; 1g for 7-12 months; 1.5g for 1-2 years; 2g for 2-3 years; 2.5g for 3-4 years; 3g for 4-5 years; 4g for 5-6 years; 5g for 6-7 years; 6g for 7-8 years.Administration: Take three times daily, decocted in water. For infants under 6 months, decoct and strain; for those over 6 months, decoct and consume with the dregs, adding a little sugar as a guide. The same applies to all below.2. Xuan Xiao Granules (Disperse and Eliminate Granules)Function: Warm and disperse, clear the lungs and relieve cough.Indications: Wind-heat cold, aversion to cold with fever, no sweating, headache, runny nose, cough, phlegm rattling in the throat, etc.Composition: Honeysuckle (Jinyinhua) 160g, Schizonepeta (Jingjiesui) and Apricot Kernel (Xingren) 120g each, Peppermint Leaf (Boheye), Perilla Leaf (Suye), Cicada Slough (Chentui) 80g each, Hawthorn (Shanzha), Shenchu (Shenqu), Malt (Maiya) 30g each, Ephedra (Mahuang) and Senna Leaf (Fanxieye) 15g each. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.3. Qing Fei Granules (Clear Lung Granules)Function: Clear heat, disperse the lungs, transform phlegm and stop cough.Indications: Fever from pneumonia, cough with phlegm rattling, wheezing, flaring nostrils, irritability, etc.Composition: Raw Gypsum (Sheng Shigao) 100g, Honeysuckle (Jinyinhua) 50g, Houttuynia (Yuxingcao), Apricot Kernel (Xingren), Radix Peucedani (Qianhu), North American Ginseng (Beishashen), Sea Clam Powder (Hahefen) 30g each, Chuan Bei Mu (Chuanbei) 20g, Tangerine Peel (Juhong) 10g, Butterfly Pea (Mudie) and Indigo (Qingdai) 5g each. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.4. Ting Li Granules (Ting Li Granules)Function: Drain the lungs, eliminate phlegm, stop cough and calm wheezing.Indications: Cough due to lung heat, phlegm obstruction causing wheezing, sudden cough with heat, throat swelling (tonsillitis), phlegm masses (cervical lymphadenitis).Composition: Ting Li Zi (Tinglizi) 100g, White Silkworm (Bai Jiangcan) 50g, Chuan Bei Mu (Chuanbei) 100g, Belamcanda (Shegan) and Licorice (Gancao) 50g each. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.5. Ginkgo Granules (Yinxing Granules)Function: Warm the middle, disperse cold, stop cough and calm wheezing.Indications: Cough due to deficiency cold, wheezing, clear thin phlegm, worsens with cold, accompanied by nausea and vomiting, persistent cough due to lung and spleen deficiency.Composition: Ginkgo Nut (Baiguo) and Fennel (Xiaohuixiang) 200g each, Ephedra (Mahuang) 100g, Apricot Kernel (Xingren) 200g. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.6. Dun Ke Granules (Dun Ke Granules)Function: Warm and disperse the lungs, transform phlegm and stop cough.Indications: Cough due to wind-cold, worse during the day and better at night, sudden cough with cold (whooping cough).Composition: Farfara Flower (Kuantonghua), Radix Peucedani (Qianhu), White Peony (Baiqian), White Mustard (Baibu), Plantago Seed (Cheqianzi), Purple Aster (Ziwun), White Bletilla (Baiqi) 60g each. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.7. Zhi Ke Granules (Stop Cough Granules)Function: Moisten the lungs, transform phlegm, stop cough and calm wheezing.Indications: Persistent cough due to wind-cold, excessive clear phlegm, wheezing with phlegm rattling, or dry cough due to lung deficiency, worsens with cold accompanied by dry heaving.Composition: Raw Lily (Sheng Baihe) and Chuan Bei Mu (Chuanbei) 100g each, Apricot Kernel (Xingren) and Licorice (Gancao) 80g each, Cordyceps (Dongchongxiacao), Polygala (Yuanzhi), Clear Pinellia (Qing Banxia), Perilla Seed (Zisu), Dried Tangerine Peel (Chenpi), Peppermint (Bohe), White Silkworm (Bai Jiangcan) 50g each, Dried Ginger (Ganjing) 30g. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.8. San Jia Kai Wei Granules (Three-Plus Stomach Opening Granules)Function: Strengthen the spleen, open the stomach, digest food and resolve accumulation.Indications: Food stagnation, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, belching, thin body, food injury with vomiting and diarrhea, malnutrition.Composition: Vinegar Turtle Shell (Cujia), Turtle Shell (Guijia), Pangolin (Chuan Shanjia), Fried Areca Nut (Chao Binglang), Chicken Inner Gold (Jin Neijin) 100g each, Sand Cardamom (Sharen) 40g, Senna Leaf (Fanxieye) 10g. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.9. Da Yuan Granules (Da Yuan Granules)Function: Clear heat, relieve muscle, eliminate dampness and guide out.Indications: Warm disease headache, fever with aversion to cold, abdominal distension and nausea, food accumulation transforming into heat, summer damp diarrhea.Composition: Fried Coix Seed (Chao Yiyiren) 80g, Fried Areca Nut (Chao Binglang), Magnolia Bark (Houpule), Grass Fruit (Caoguoren), Bupleurum (Chaihu), Scutellaria (Huangqin) 30g each, Kudzu Root (Gegen) 20g, Senna Leaf (Fanxieye) 5g. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.10. He Gan Granules (Liver Harmonizing Granules)Function: Soothe the liver, strengthen the spleen, move qi and relieve depression.Indications: Jaundice hepatitis, liver qi stagnation with hypochondriac pain, abdominal distension and nausea, yellowing of the eyes and skin, dark urine, fatigue, liver and spleen enlargement, aversion to greasy food, abdominal pain.Composition: Whole Trichosanthes (Quanguolou) 200g, Curcuma (Pian Jianghuang), Guang Yujin (Guangyujin), Shenchu (Shenqu), Raw Licorice (Sheng Gancao) 50g each. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.11. Yi Yuan Granules (Benefit Yuan Granules)Function: Clear summer heat, benefit dampness, calm the mind and settle fright.Indications: Heat stroke, irritability, thirst, palpitations, red and painful urination, urinary retention, or vomiting and diarrhea.Composition: Western Talcum (Xihua Shi) 600g, Licorice (Gancao) 100g, Water-floated Cinnabar (Shuifei Zhusha) 50g, Amber (Hupo) 30g. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.12. Cang Ling Granules (Cang Ling Granules)Function: Clear heat, dry dampness, strengthen the spleen.Indications: Damp-heat in the middle jiao, abdominal distension, excessive salivation, acid reflux and nausea.Composition: Fried Atractylodes (Chao Cangzhu) 100g, Poria (Fuling) and Honeysuckle (Jinyinhua) 150g each. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.13. Xiang Lian Granules (Xiang Lian Granules)Function: Eliminate and guide, stop dysentery, detoxify and relieve pain.Indications: Dysentery with abdominal pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea with blood and pus, or abdominal pain with constipation, nausea and vomiting, yellow and red urination.Composition: Coptis (Chuan Huanglian), Guang Mu Xiang (Guangmuxiang), Western Talcum (Xihua Shi) 30g each, Western Rhubarb (Xida Huang) 10g. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.14. Zhi Li Granules (Stop Dysentery Granules)Function: Clear heat, detoxify, guide and stop pain.Indications: Red and white dysentery, abdominal pain with a feeling of heaviness, damp-heat diarrhea.Composition: Raw White Peony (Sheng Baishao) 90g, Western Talcum (Xihua Shi) 80g, Coptis (Huanglian) 60g, Guang Mu Xiang (Guangmuxiang) 45g, Western Rhubarb (Xida Huang) 15g. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.15. Qing Dao Granules (Clear Guide Granules)Function: Clear heat, purge and drain, relieve stagnation.Indications: Accumulation and distension, constipation with red urination, foul breath, frequent flatulence, thick greasy tongue coating, slippery and rapid pulse, purple and stagnant fingerprints.Composition: Western Rhubarb (Xida Huang) and Fried Qian Niu Zi (Chao Qian Niu Zi) 50g each. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.16. Bai Kou Granules (White Cardamom Granules)Function: Regulate qi, relieve pain, harmonize the stomach and resolve accumulation.Indications: Liver and stomach qi stagnation, abdominal pain, acid reflux and vomiting, food accumulation.Composition: White Cardamom (Bai Doukou) 100g, Sand Cardamom (Sharen) 80g, Cyperus (Xiangfu) 50g, Green Peel (Qingpi), Dried Tangerine Peel (Chenpi), Curcuma (Ezhun) 30g each, Yuanhu (Yuanhu) 20g. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.17. Bai Zhu Granules (Atractylodes Granules)Function: Tonify qi, strengthen the spleen, harmonize the stomach and drain dampness.Indications: Spleen and stomach deficiency, inability to digest milk and food, vomiting or diarrhea, thin body, fatigue.Composition: Fried Atractylodes (Chao Baizhu), Codonopsis (Dangshen), Poria (Fuling), Fried Chinese Yam (Chao Shanyao), Fried White Hyacinth Bean (Chao Bai Bian Dou), Dried Tangerine Peel (Chenpi), Perilla (Peilan), Licorice (Gancao) 160g each, Fried Coix Seed (Chao Yiyiren), Lotus Seed (Lianzi), Sand Cardamom (Sharen), Platycodon (Jiegeng) 80g each. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.18. Jie Du Granules (Detox Granules)Function: Clear heat, detoxify, disperse the exterior and attack the interior.Indications: Wind-heat obstruction, sores and abscesses, red and swollen sore throat, eczema, pemphigus, exterior heat with interior excess.Composition: Honeysuckle (Jinyinhua), Gardenia (Zhizi), Forsythia (Lianqiao), Ground Ivy (Diding), Dandelion (Pugongying), and Windbreaker (Fengfeng) 30g each, Western Rhubarb (Xida Huang), Peppermint (Bohe), Licorice (Gancao) 20g each. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.19. Qi Wei Granules (Qi Wei Granules)Function: Open the meridians, activate the collaterals, dispel wind and resolve stasis.Indications: Wind-cold-damp obstruction, joint pain, limb numbness, lower limb paralysis, paraplegia.Composition: Wu Shao Snake (Wushaoshe), Angelica (Danggui) 50g each, Whole Scorpion (Quanscorpion), Centipede (Wugong), Earthworm (Tuyuan) 20g each, Processed Strychnos (Zhimachuan) 3g. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Use half the dosage of “Qing Re Granules”, with the same method of administration.20. Long Ma Granules (Dragon Horse Granules)Function: Open the meridians, activate the collaterals, strengthen muscles and bones.Indications: Stroke with hemiplegia, numbness of hands and feet, facial droop, joint swelling and pain, difficulty in movement, heavy legs and waist, muscle relaxation.Composition: Wu Shao Snake (Wushaoshe) 500g, Chicken Inner Gold (Jin Neijin) 250g, Processed Strychnos (Zhimachuan) 200g, Substitute Tiger Bone (Dai) 20g, White Silkworm (Bai Jiangcan), Whole Scorpion (Quanscorpion), Centipede (Wugong), White Aconite (Bai Fuzi), Angelica (Danggui), Kudzu Root (Gegen), Natural Copper (Ziran Tong), Ejiao (Ejiao), Deer Antler Glue (Lu Jiao Jiao), Tendon Grass (Shenjin Cao), Chuan Niu Xi (Chuan Niuxi) 20g each, Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi), Mulberry Parasitic Plant (Sangjisheng), Earthworm (Dilong) 10g each. Grind into a very fine powder.Dosage and Administration: Same as “Qing Re Granules”.
