Baohe Wan
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Baohe Wan is a greyish-brown, slightly sour and astringent pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine
to "stimulate digestion, remove retained food and regulate the stomach function." It is used in cases where there is "retention of undigested food with epigastric and abdominal distension, foul belching, acid regurgitation and loss of appetite."
Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
to "stimulate digestion, remove retained food and regulate the stomach function." It is used in cases where there is "retention of undigested food with epigastric and abdominal distension, foul belching, acid regurgitation and loss of appetite."
Chinese classic herbal formula
Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
---|---|---|
Fructus Crataegi (charred) | 山楂 (炭) | 300 |
Massa Medicata Fermentata (stir-baked) | 神曲 (炒) | 100 |
Rhizoma Pinelliae (processed) | 半夏 (制) | 100 |
Poria | 茯苓 | 100 |
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae | 陈皮 | 50 |
Fructus Forsythiae | 连翘 | 50 |
Semen Raphani (stir-baked) | 莱菔子 (炒) | 50 |
Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked) | 麦芽 (炒) | 50 |