Dabuyin Wan (simplified Chinese: 大补阴丸; traditional Chinese: 大補陰丸) is a dark brownish-black water-honeyed pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "nourish yin and to lower fire".[1] It is used in cases where there is "deficiency of yin accompanied with flaming-up of evil fire manifested by daily recurring fever, night sweating, cough, hemoptysis, tinnitus and seminal emission". It tastes bitter, slightly sweet and astringent.
Chinese classic herbal formula
edit| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| Radix Rehmanniae Preparata | 熟地黄 | 120 |
| Rhizoma Anemarrhenae (stir-baked with salt) | 知母 (炒) | 80 |
| Cortex Phellodendri (stir-baked with salt) | 黄柏 (炒) | 80 |
| Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis (processed) | 龟板 (制) | 120 |
| Medulla Spinalis Suis | 猪椎 | 160 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.