Xiao Ru Wan
Star消乳丸 (Infantile Stagnation-Reducing Pill)
Source: Ying Tong Bai Wen (1602)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Xiao Ru Wan (Infantile Stagnation-Reducing Pill), from Hundred Questions on Infant and Children (Ying Tong Bai Wen).
Actions: Warm the center and promote the function of diaphragm, arrest vomiting and promote digestion of milk
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of infantile improper dietary disorders, with indigestion, vomiting, and deep pulse
Category: Formulas That Promote Digestion and Guide Out [Food] Stagnation.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 815–817.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Xiang Fu
as printed: prepared Rhizoma Cyperi (cu xiang fu) 30 g
|
30g | 20% | — | |
|
Mai Ya
as printed: dry-fried Fructus Hordei Germinatus (chao mai ya) 30 g
|
30g | 20% | — | |
|
Shen Qu
as printed: Massa Medicata Fermentata (jiao shen qu) 30 g
|
30g | 20% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 15 g
|
15g | 10% | — | |
|
Sha Ren
as printed: dry-fried Fructus Amomi (chao sha ren) 30 g
|
30g | 20% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 15 g
|
15g | 10% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net slightly warm (+0.50)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: neutral 50%, warm 50%.
Taste
- pungent 42%
- sweet 47%
- bitter 12%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 100%
- Stomach 70%
- Liver 40%
- Lung 20%
- Kidney 20%
- Heart 10%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into powder, make into pills as size of broomcorn millet fruit (or mung bean for children over 7 years old), and take in doses of 30 pills with decoction of Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens ( sheng jiang ) after meals
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- Xiang Sha Ping Wei San = this formula + Cang Zhu, Gan Jiang, Hou Po, Mu Xiang, Shan Zha and Zhi Ke
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