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大山楂丸
大山楂丸
Chinese
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big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
!mountain; hill
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Chinese quince; hawthorn; fell trees; raft; to hew
!pill
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(大山楂丸)
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Noun
大山楂丸
- A brownish-red or brown pill used in traditional Chinese medicine to "induce appetite, promote digestion, and to treat anorexia, indigestion, epigastric and abdominal distension due to retention of the food in the stomach or intestine". The binding agent is honey.
Dashanzha pills contain the following ingredients:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
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| Fructus Crataegi | 山楂 | 1000 |
| Massa Medicata Fermentata (stir-baked with bran) | 神曲 (麸炒) | 150 |
| Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked) | 麦芽 (炒) | 150 |
References
- State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7117069821.