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四神丸
四神丸
Chinese
| four; 4 | God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
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simp. and trad. (四神丸) |
四 | 神 | 丸 | |
Noun
四神丸
- A brown pill used in traditional Chinese medicine "to warm the kidney and the spleen and check diarrhea in the treatment of diminished function of the spleen and the kidney with cold manifestations, marked by diarrhea occurring before dawn daily or loose stools with abdominal pain, aching in the loins and cold limbs".
Sishen pills have the following herbal ingredients:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
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| Semen Myristicae | 肉豆蔻 | 200 |
| Fructus Psoraleae (stir-baked with salt) | 补骨脂 (盐炙) | 400 |
| Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis seu Fructus Schisandrae Sphenantherae (processed with vinegar) | 五味子 (醋制) | 200 |
| Fructus Evodiae (processed) | 吴茱萸 (制) | 100 |
| Fructus Jujubae (with kernel removed) | 大枣 | 200 |
References
- State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People’s Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7117069821.