Baohe Wan (Chinese: 保和丸) is a greyish-brown, slightly sour and astringent pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "stimulate digestion, remove retained food and regulate the stomach function".[1] It is used in cases where there is "retention of undigested food with epigastric and abdominal distension, foul belching, acid regurgitation and loss of appetite".
Chinese classic herbal formula edit
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| Fructus Crataegi (charred) | 山楂 (炭) | 300 |
| Massa Medicata Fermentata (stir-baked) | 神曲 (炒) | 100 |
| Rhizoma Pinelliae (processed) | 半夏 (制) | 100 |
| Poria | 茯苓 | 100 |
| Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae | 陈皮 | 50 |
| Fructus Forsythiae | 连翘 | 50 |
| Semen Raphani (stir-baked) | 莱菔子 (炒) | 50 |
| Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked) | 麦芽 (炒) | 50 |
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.