This is a formula which has been published with either Chinese or Latin namesĀ but not both.Ā It was posted to Wikipedia but suggested for deletion.Ā I am archiving it here because it seems a useful formula.Ā I have addedĀ Ā pinyin names.Ā I would appreciate comments from people who have used it.
Jianpi Wan (Simplified Chinese:å„č¾äøø) is a blackish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to “invigorate the spleen function and improve the appetite”. [1] It tastes slightly sweet and bitter. It is used where there is “weakness of the spleen and stomach marked by epigastric and abdominal distension, anorexia and loose bowels”.[2] The binding agent is honey. Each pill weighs about 9 grams.
The original formula was first published in “Standards of Diagnosis and Treatment” (čę²»ęŗē¹© ZhĆØngzhƬ ZhĒnshĆ©ng) by WĆ”ng KÄntĆ”ng (ēčÆå ) in 1602. [3] It is known as the “Pill for Invigorating the Spleen”.[4]
Chinese classic herbal formula
NameĀ Ā ![]() |
Chinese (S)Ā Ā ![]() |
GramsĀ Ā ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| Radix Codonopsis (Dang shen) | å å | 200 |
| Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked) (Bai zhu, chao) | ē½ęÆ (ē) | 300 |
| Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (Chen pi) | éē® | 200 |
| Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (stir-baked)(Zhi shi, chao) | ę³å® (ē) | 200 |
| Fructus Crataegi (stir-baked) (Shan zha, chao) | å±±ę„ (ē) | 150 |
| Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked) (Mai ya, chao) | éŗ¦č½ (ē) | 200 |
References
- ^ State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). “Pharmacopoeia of The People’s Republic of China (Volume I)”. Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7117069821.
- ^ http://webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca/lnhpd-bdpsnh/info.do?lang=eng&licence=80003880
- ^ Zuo Yanfu, Zhu Zhongbao, Huang Yuezhong, Tao Jinweng, Li Zhaoguo. “Science of Prescriptions”, Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2002. ISBN 7810106503.
- ^ Long Zhixian, Li Qingye, Liu Zhanwen. “Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine” (ę¹åå¦ fÄngjƬ xuĆ©), Academy Press (å¦čåŗē社 xuĆ©yuĆ n chÅ«bĒnshĆØ), Beijing University of Traditional Medicine. 2005. ISBN 7507712702.







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