Wuji Baifeng Wan

Wuji Baifeng Wan [1] (simplified Chinese: 乌鸡白凤丸; traditional Chinese: 烏雞白鳳丸) is a blackish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "replenish qi and blood , regulate menstruation and arrest excessive leukorrhea".[2] It is slightly aromatic and tastes sweet and slightly bitter. It is used where there is "deficiency of both qi and blood marked by emaciation and general feebleness, aching and limpness of loins and knees, disorders of menstruation with abnormal uterine bleeding and excessive leukorrhea".[3] The binding agent of the pill is honey. Wuji Baifeng Wan translates to: Black Chicken White Phoenix Pill.

Chinese classic herbal formula

Name Chinese (S) Pinyin English Grams
Pullus cum Osse Nigko (with feathers, claws and intestines removed) 乌鸡 Wu Ji Dark-boned and dark-skinned chicken 640
Colla Cornus Cervi 鹿角胶 Lu Jiao Jiao Deer antler glue 128
Carapax Trionycis (processed) 鳖甲 (炙) Bie Jia (Zhi) Tortoise shell (dorsal side) (processed) 64
Concha Ostreae (calcined) 牡蛎 (煅) Mu Li (Duan) Oyster shell (calcined) 48
Ootheca Mantidis 桑螵蛸 Sang Piao Xiao Mantis egg case 48
Radix Ginseng 人参 Ren Shen Ginseng root 128
Radix Astragali 黄芪 Huang Qi Astragalus root 32
Radix Angelicae Sinensis 当归 Dang Gui Chinese angelica root 144
Radix Paeoniae Alba 白芍 Bai Shao White peony (peeled root) 128
Rhizoma Cyperi (processed with vinegar) 香附 (醋制) Xiang Fu 128
Radix Asparagi 天冬 Tian Men Dong 64
Radix Glycyrrhizae 甘草 Gan Cao Chinese liquorice root 32
Radix Rehmanniae 生地黄 Sheng Di Huang 256
Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 熟地黄 Shu Di Huang 256
Rhizoma Chuanxiong 川芎 Chuan Xiong 64
Radix Stellariae 银柴胡 26
Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae 丹参 Dan Shen 128
Rhizoma Dioscoreae 山药 Shan Yao 128
Semen Euryales (stir-baked) 芡实 (炒) 64
Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum 鹿角霜 48

See also

References

  1. ↑ Beijing Digital Museum of TCM (http://en.tcm-china.info/materia/patent/patent/75805.shtml)
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Long Zhixian, Li Qingye, Liu Zhanwen. "Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (方剂学 fāngjì xué), Academy Press (学苑出版社 xuéyuàn chūbǎnshè), Beijing University of Traditional Medicine. 2005. ISBN 7-5077-1270-2.
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