Tang stated: In pediatric accumulation and malnutrition (Ganji), the condition gradually presents with sallow complexion and emaciation. Percussion of the back produces a sound like drumming, and the spinal processes are prominent like saw teeth. This is caused by food stagnation generating heat, which transforms into Gan syndrome. It is appropriate to administer Lulu Wan (Aloe Pill) and Luxing Gao (Luxing Ointment).
Lulu Wan (Aloe Pill)
Longdancao (Gentianae Radix), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Wuyi (Phyllanthi Fructus) (Remove the skin, stir-fry until yellow, then stir-fry together with the aforementioned two herbs until reddish-brown. Each one liang [approx. 37.3g]).
Grind the above herbs into powder, mix evenly with one fen [approx. 3.73g] of Aloe vera extract. Form pills using mushy rice, sized like millet seeds. For a three-year-old child, administer thirty pills per dose, taken on an empty stomach with rice water.
Luxing Gao (Luxing Ointment)