八味檀香散

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Chinese

eight taste
adjourn; scatter; leisurely
adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
 
trad. (八味檀香散) 檀香
simp. #(八味檀香散) 檀香

Pronunciation


Noun

八味檀香散

  1. A pale brownish-yellow powder used in traditional Mongolian medicine to "remove heat from the lungs, relieve cough and promote expectoration".

The herbal formulation of Bawei Tanxiang powder is:

Name Chinese (S) Grams
Lignum Santali Albi 檀香 200
Gypsum Fibrosum 石膏 100
Flos Carthami 红花 100
Radix Glycyrrhizae 甘草 100
Flos Caryophylli 丁香 100
Radix Glehniae 北沙参 100
Rhizoma Polygoni Bistortae 拳参 100
Fructus Vitis Viniferae 白葡萄干 100

References

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