Bazhen Wan (Chinese: 八珍丸) is a brownish-black pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "replenish qi and blood".[1] It is slightly bitter and sweet in taste. It is used when there is "deficiency of both qi and blood with sallow complexion, anorexia, lack of strength and excessive menstrual discharge". A honey solution is used as a binding agent to make the pill.
Chinese classic herbal formula edit
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| Radix Codonopsis | 党参 | 100 |
| Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked) | 白术 (炒) | 100 |
| Poria | 茯苓 | 100 |
| Radix Glycyrrhizae | 甘草 | 50 |
| Radix Angelicae Sinensis | 当归 | 150 |
| Radix Paeoniae Alba | 白芍 | 100 |
| Rhizoma Chuanxiong | 川芎 | 75 |
| Radix Rehmanniae Preparata | 熟地黄 | 150 |
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.