Shaofu Zhuyu Wan (Chinese: 少腹逐瘀丸) is a blackish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "promote blood flow, remove blood stasis, dispel cold and relieve pain".[1] It is aromatic and tastes pungent and bitter. It is used in cases of "menstrual disorder caused by blood stasis together with cold, accompanied by distension and pain in the lower abdomen, lumbago and leukorrhea".[2] The binding agent is honey.
Chinese classic herbal formula edit
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| Radix Angelicae Sinensis | 当归 | 300 |
| Pollen Typhae | 蒲黄 | 300 |
| Faeces Trogopterori (stir-baked with vinegar) | 五灵脂 (醋炒) | 200 |
| Radix Paeoniae Rubra | 赤芍 | 200 |
| Fructus Foeniculi (stir-baked with salt) | 小茴香 (盐炒) | 100 |
| Rhizoma Corydalis (processed with vinegar) | 延胡索 (醋制) | 100 |
| Myrrha (stir-baked) | 没药 (炒) | 100 |
| Rhizoma Chuanxiong | 川芎 | 100 |
| Cortex Cinnamomi | 桂皮 | 100 |
| Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparatum | 炮姜 | 20 |
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.
- ^ Zuo Yanfu, Zhu Zhongbao, Huang Yuezhong, Tao Jinweng, Li Zhaoguo. "Science of Prescriptions", Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2002. ISBN 7-81010-650-3.