Chenxiang Huaqi Wan
Chenxiang Huaqi Wan (simplified Chinese: 沉香化气丸; traditional Chinese: 沉香化氣丸) is a greyish-brown to yellowish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "regulate the flow of qi in the liver and the stomach, and to remove the retention of undigested food". It is used in cases where there is "stagnation of qi in the liver and the stomach marked by distending pain in the epigastrium, feeling of stuffiness and fullness in the chest, anorexia, belching and acid regurgitation". [1] It is aromatic in odour and tastes slightly sweet and bitter.
Chinese classic herbal formula
[edit]| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum | 沉香 | 25 |
| Radix Aucklandiae | 木香 | 50 |
| Herba Pogostemonis | 广藿香 | 100 |
| Rhizoma Cyperi (processed with vinegar) | 香附 (醋) | 50 |
| Fructus Amomi | 砂仁 | 50 |
| Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae | 陈皮 | 50 |
| Rhizoma Curcumae (processed with vinegar) | 莪术 (醋) | 100 |
| Massa Medicata Fermentata (stir-baked) | 神曲 (炒) | 100 |
| Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked) | 麦芽 (炒) | 100 |
| Radix Glycyrrhizae | 甘草 | 50 |
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.