Patent Chinese Medicine ⁽⁹³⁾

Tongguan Zishen Wan comes from the Lanshi Micang (Secrets of the Orchid Chamber) by Li Dongyuan, one of the four great masters of the Jin-Yuan period. The formula is simple, just three herbs: Huangbai (Phellodendron), Zhimu (Anemarrhena), and Rougui (Cinnamon bark). The original doses: Huangbai…

Danggui Longhui Wan (Angelica, Aloe, Gentian Pill) is a Chinese patent medicine. Its composition is: Danggui (Angelica sinensis), Longdancao (Gentiana), Zhizi (Gardenia), Huanglian (Coptis), Huangbo (Phellodendron) and Huangqin (Scutellaria) each 30 g; Shu Dahuang (prepared rhubarb), Luhui (aloe) and Qingdai (indigo naturalis) each 15 g;…

The formula Suoquan Wan first appears in Chen Ziming's Furen Liangfang (Good Prescriptions for Women) of the Song Dynasty. According to the original text, the formula uses only equal parts of Yizhiren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus) and Wuyao (Linderae Radix), ground into a fine powder, formed…

Neixiao Luoli Wan (Interior-Dissolving Scrofula Pill) is a Chinese patent medicine made according to an ancient formula in *Yixue Qimeng (Medical Enlightenment)*. Its composition is: Xiakucao (Prunella) 8 liang; Xuanshen (Scrophularia) and roasted Qingyan (green salt) each 5 liang; Haizao (Sargassum), Beimu (Fritillary), Bohe (Mentha),…

Liuying Wan is a commonly used TCM remedy for acute tonsillitis, epiglottitis, and other throat diseases, but it can also be used to treat cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. For cancer, Liuying Wan may be taken orally, or crushed, steeped in yellow rice wine,…

Ermiao Wan (Two-Marvel Pill) comes from Yixue Gangmu (Outline of Medicine) and is said to have been created by Zhu Danxi. Its composition and preparation are very simple: equal parts of Phellodendron bark (Huangbai) powder and Atractylodes rhizome (Cangzhu) powder are formed with refined honey…

Pain in the hypochondria caused by various acute and chronic hepatobiliary diseases, gastritis, reflux esophagitis, gastric neurosis, or coronary heart disease is often attributed in Chinese medicine to liver depression and qi stagnation. The treatment principle is to spread the liver, move qi, and stop…

Erchen Tang comes from Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang, and the patent medicine Erchen Wan, based on this formula, is sold on the market. Erchen Wan is the representative Chinese medicine formula for damp-phlegm. It consists of six herbs: Fabanxia (processed Pinellia), Huajuhong (tangerine red peel),…

In my previous article I introduced Zuojin Wan, which commonly suppresses gastric acid and treats gastritis, gastric ulcer, and other stomach disorders (see the link for details). But for patients with gastric ulcer and gastric bleeding, Zuojin Wan alone is not enough; it must be…

As a Chinese saying goes, "nine out of ten stomachs are diseased." China's gastric cancer incidence is also the second highest in the world, which is related to the excessively high H. pylori infection rate and Chinese dietary habits. In southern China about 40-50% of…