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.