Analgesic Patent Medicine ⁽⁴⁾

The Chinese herb Maqianzi (Strychni Semen) is a botanical drug that unblocks the collaterals and relieves pain, and dissipates nodules and reduces swelling. In medical texts across the dynasties, many formulas for bi pain and swellings and ulcers contain Maqianzi. But the strychnine in Maqianzi…

Kunming Shanhaitang Pian is a Chinese patent medicine whose sole ingredient is Kunming Shanhaitang (also called Yunnan Shanhaitang). It is included in the 2005 edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. The manufacturing process is complex; patients are not advised to prepare…

Yuanhu Zhitong Pian (Corydalis Pain-Relieving Tablets) is a modern Chinese patent medicine; its formula is recorded in Part I of the 2005 edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. Its composition is: vinegar-processed yanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizoma, also called yuanhu) 445 g, and…

Pinggan Shuluo Wan (Liver-Calming and Collaterals-Unblocking Pill) comes from the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, Part I, 2005 edition. Its composition is: Chaihu (Bupleurum Root) 45 g, Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel, vinegar-baked) 45 g, Chenpi (Tangerine Peel) 45 g, Foshou (Finger Citron) 45…