八珍益母丸

Chinese

		eight	precious thing; treasure	benefit; increase	female; mother	pill
trad. (八珍益母丸)		八	珍	益	母	丸
simp. #(八珍益母丸)		八	珍	益	母	丸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāzhēn yìmǔ wán

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄓㄣ ㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄨㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāzhēn yìmǔ wán
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄓㄣ ㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bajhen yìmǔ wán
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-chên¹ i⁴-mu³ wan²
    • Yale: bā-jēn yì-mǔ wán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajen yihmuu wan
    • Palladius: бачжэнь иму вань (bačžɛnʹ imu vanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ i⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän³⁵/

Noun

八珍益母丸

1. A brownish-black pill used in traditional Chinese medicine to "replenish qi and blood, and to regulate menstruation, when there is a deficiency of qi and blood in women with general weakness and menstrual disorders".

The herbal formulation of the Bazhen Yimu Pill is:

Name	Chinese (S)	Grams
Herba Leonuri	益母草	200
Radix Codonopsis	党参	50
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked)	白术 (炒)	50
Poria	茯苓	50
Radix Glycyrrhizae	甘草	25
Radix Angelicae Sinensis	当归	100
Radix Paeoniae Alba (stir-baked with wine)	白芍 (酒炒)	50
Rhizoma Chuanxiong	川芎	50
Radix Rehmanniae Preparata	熟地黄	100

References

• State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. →ISBN.