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豨薟丸

豨薟丸

See also: 豨莶丸

Chinese

pill
trad. (豨薟丸) 豨薟
simp. (豨莶丸) 豨莶

Noun

豨薟丸

  1. Siegesbeckia pills. Honeyed pills prepared from Herba Siegesbeckiae (僿薟草, 稀薟草, 希薟草, or 豨薟草), used in traditional Chinese medicine "to relieve rheumatism, to improve the motility of joints, and to counteract toxicity in the treatment of rheumatic arthralgia with aching and weakness of loins and knees, numbness of the limbs, hemiplegia, rubella, or sores with exudation".

References

  • State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). “Pharmacopoeia of The People’s Republic of China (Volume I)”. Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7117069821.