Chaihu Shugan Wan
Appearance
Chaihu Shugan Wan (Chinese: 柴胡舒肝丸) is a blackish-brown honeyed pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "disperse stagnated liver-qi, to activate the flow of qi, to relieve distension and pain". [1] It is used in cases where there is "stagnation of liver qi, distension of chest and hypochondria, indigestion, and acid eructation".
Chinese classic herbal formula
Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
---|---|---|
Poria | 茯苓 | 100 |
Fructus Aurantii (stir-baked) | 枳壳 (炒) | 50 |
Fructus-Amomi Rotundus | 白豆蔻 | 40 |
Radix Paeoniae Alba (stir-baked with wine) | 白芍 (酒炒) | 50 |
Radix Glycyrrhizae | 甘草 | 50 |
Rhizoma Cyperi (processed with vinegar) | 香附 (醋制) | 75 |
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae | 陈皮 | 50 |
Radix Platycodi | 桔梗 | 50 |
Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (processed with ginger) | 厚朴 (姜制) | 50 |
Fructus Crataegi (stir-baked) | 山楂 (炒) | 50 |
Radix Saposhnikoviae | 防风 | 50 |
Massa Medicata Fermentata (stir-baked) | 神曲 (炒) | 50 |
Radix Bupleuri | 柴胡 | 75 |
Radix Scutellariae | 黄芩 | 50 |
Herba Menthae | 薄荷 | 50 |
Caulis Perillae | 白苏梗 | 75 |
Radix Aucklandiae | 木香 | 25 |
Semen Arecae (stir-baked) | 槟榔 (炒) | 75 |
Rhizoma Sparganii (processed with vinegar) | 三棱 (醋制) | 50 |
Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (stir-baked with wine) | 大黄 (酒炒) | 50 |
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (stir-baked) | 青皮 (炒) | 50 |
Radix Angelicae Sinensis | 当归 | 50 |
Rhizoma Pinelliae (processed with ginger) | 半夏 (姜制) | 75 |
Radix Linderae | 乌药 | 50 |
Rhizoma Curcumae (processed) | 莪术 (制) | 50 |
See also
References
- ^ 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.