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Pill used in traditional Chinese medicine

Xiangfu Wan (Chinese: 香附丸) is a dark yellow to dark brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "regulate the flow of qi and nourish blood". It is aromatic and tastes pungent, slightly sweet and slightly bitter. It is used when there is "stagnation of qi and deficiency of blood, marked by sensations of stuffiness in the chest, costal pain, abdominal pain during menstrual periods and menstrual disorders". The binding agent of the pill is honey.

Chinese classic herbal formula

Name Chinese (S) Grams
Rhizoma Cyperi (processed with vinegar) 香附 (醋制) 300
Radix Angelicae Sinensis 当归 200
Rhizoma Chuanxiong 川芎 50
Radix Paeoniae Alba (stir-baked) 白芍 (炒) 100
Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 熟地黄 100
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked) 白术 (炒) 100
Fructus Amomi 砂仁 25
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 陈皮 50
Radix Scutellariae 黄芩 50

See also

References

  1. 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.
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