四正丸

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Chinese

four
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
pill
trad. (四正丸)
simp. #(四正丸)

Pronunciation


Noun

四正丸

  1. A dark brown honeyed pill used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat vomiting, anorexia, abdominal distention, diarrhea. It is typically administered with a ginger decoction or boiled water.

Sizheng pills have the following herbal ingredients:

Name Chinese (S) Grams
Herba Pogostemonis 广藿香 90
Herba Moslae 香薷 90
Folium Perillae 苏叶 90
Radix Angelicae Dahuricae 白芷 90
Lignum Santali Albi 檀香 30
Fructus Chaenomelis 木瓜 90
Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata 法半夏 90
Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (stir-baked with ginger juice) 厚朴 (姜汁炒) 90
Pericarpium Arecae 大腹皮 90
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 陈皮 90
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (processed with bran) 白术 (麸炙) 90
Radix Platycodonis 桔梗 90
Poria 茯苓 90
Semen Arecae 槟榔 30
Fructus Aurantii (stir-baked with bran) 枳壳 (麸炒) 90
Fructus Crataegi (stir-baked) 山楂 (炒) 30
Massa Medicata Fermentata (stir-baked with bran) 神曲 (麸炒) 90
Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked) 麦芽 (炒) 30
Semen Lablab Album (removed from testa) 白扁豆 (去外种皮) 90
Radix Glycyrrhizae 甘草 90

References

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