Xianglian Wan

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Xianglian Wan (simplified Chinese: 香连丸; traditional Chinese: 香蓮丸) is a pale yellow to yellowish brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "eliminate damp-heat, promote the flow of qi and relieve pain".[1] It is slightly aromatic and tastes bitter. It is used when there are symptoms of "dysentery with tenesmus, abdominal pain and diarrhea". The binding agent of the pill is honey.

Chinese classic herbal formula[edit]

Name Chinese (S) Grams
Rhizoma Coptidis (processed with Fructus Evodiae) 黄连 (吴茱萸) 800
Radix Aucklandiae 木香 200

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References[edit]

  1. ^ State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7-117-06982-1.