蛤蚧定喘丸

Chinese

		clam	horned toad	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order	to gasp; to pant; asthma	pill
trad. (蛤蚧定喘丸)		蛤	蚧	定	喘	丸
simp. #(蛤蚧定喘丸)		蛤	蚧	定	喘	丸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): géjiè dìngchuǎn wán

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: géjiè dìngchuǎn wán
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: géjiè dìngchuǎn wán
    • Wade–Giles: ko²-chieh⁴ ting⁴-chʻuan³ wan²
    • Yale: gé-jyè dìng-chwǎn wán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gerjieh dinqchoan wan
    • Palladius: гэцзе динчуань вань (gɛcze dinčuanʹ vanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän³⁵/

Noun

蛤蚧定喘丸

1. Brown to brownish-black pills used in traditional Chinese medicine "to nourish yin and cool the lungs, to relieve cough and asthma in the treatment of chronic cough, asthma in the aged, shortness of breath, fever, fullness of the chest, perspiration, night sweat, and anorexia". Honey is the binding agent for the pill.

Gejie Dingchuan pills have the following ingredients:

Name	Chinese (S)	Grams
Gecko	蛤蚧	11
Semen Trichosanthis	瓜蒌子	50
Radix Asteris	紫苑	75
Herba Ephedrae	麻黄	45
Carapax Trionycis (processed with vinegar)	鳖甲 (醋制)	50
Radix Scutellariae	黄芩	50
Radix Glycyrrhizae	甘草	50
Radix Ophiopogonis	麦冬	50
Rhizoma Coptidis	黄连	30
Bulbus Lilii	百合	75
Fructus Perillae (stir-baked)	白苏子 (炒)	25
Gypsum Fibrosum	石膏	25
Semen Armeniacae Amarum (stir-baked)	苦杏仁 (炒)	50
Gypsum Fibrosum (calcined)	石膏 (煅)	25

References

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