The invention discloses a
drug for treating elderly
abdominal distension. The
drug comprises 6-14 parts of
ginseng, 10-20 parts of bighead atractylodes
rhizome (fried), 5-15 parts of licorice (processed with honey), 10-20 parts of rhizoma cyperi (processed with vinegar), 12-18 parts of citron, 6-14 parts of
amomum fruit, 13-17 parts of
elecampane, 10-20 parts of fructus aurantii (stir-baked with
bran), 14-22 parts of
pericarpium citri reticulatae, 25-35 parts of
semen raphani (fried), 8-16 parts of medicated leaven (fried), 10-20 parts of malt (fried), 14-22 parts of hawthorn (fried), 8-16 parts of
gizzard pepsin (fried), 9-15 parts of
inula flower, 26-34 parts of ruddle, 5-15 parts of ginger processed
pinellia, 9-21 parts of pawpaw, 9-21 parts of dendrobe, 14-26 parts of yam, 10 parts of ginger and 15 parts of jujube. The preparation method of the
drug comprises the following steps: firstly, decocting ruddle in a boiler to boil, wrapping the
inula flower in cloth, mixing the components, adding 3 times of water to soak the components for 30 minutes, and then, putting the components in the boiler, boiling the components through strong fire, and continuing to decoct the components for 30 minutes through
slow fire, removing residues, extracting juice, continuously decocting the components for twice, mixing the decoction obtained in twice to obtain the drug. The components mutually act, thereby both curing the
stomach and protecting the
stomach, treating both manifestation and
root cause of
disease, facilitating to create
gastrointestinal digestion and promoting reinforcement of gastrointestinal
motility.