Baizi Yangxin Wan (simplified Chinese: 柏子养心丸; traditional Chinese: 柏子養心丸) is a brown to dark brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "replenish qi and blood and induce sedation".[1] It is used in cases where there is "deficiency of cold syndrome of the heart marked by cardiac palpitation, vulnerability to fright, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep and forgetfulness". A honey solution is used as the binding agent.
Chinese classic herbal formula edit
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| Semen Platycladi | 柏子仁 | 25 |
| Radix Codonopsis | 党参 | 25 |
| Radix Astragali Preparata | 炙黄芪 | 100 |
| Rhizoma Chuanxiong | 川芎 | 100 |
| Radix Angelicae Sinensis | 当归 | 100 |
| Poria | 茯苓 | 200 |
| Radix Polygalae (processed) | 远志(制) | 25 |
| Semen Ziziphi Spinosae | 酸枣仁 | 25 |
| Cortex Cinnamomi | 桂皮 | 25 |
| Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis seu Fructus Schisandrae Sphenantherae (steamed) | 五味子(蒸) | 25 |
| Massa Pinelliae Fermentata | 半夏曲 | 100 |
| Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata | 炙甘草 | 10 |
| Cinnabaris | 硃砂 | 30 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7-117-06982-1.