Tongjing Wan (simplified Chinese: 痛经丸; traditional Chinese: 痛經丸) is a brownish-black pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "promote blood flow, dispel cold, regulate menstruation and relieve pain".[1] It tastes slightly sweet and bitter. It is used where there is "abdominal pain during menstruation due to stagnation of blood by cold ".[2] Tongjing Wan is to be taken before menstruation.
Chinese classic herbal formula
edit| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| Radix Angelicae Sinensis | 当归 | 75 |
| Radix Paeoniae Alba | 白芍 | 50 |
| Rhizoma Chuanxiong | 川芎 | 37.5 |
| Radix Rehmanniae Preparata | 熟地黄 | 100 |
| Rhizoma Cyperi (stir-baked with vinegar) | 香附 (醋炒) | 75 |
| Radix Aucklandiae | 木香 | 12.5 |
| Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride | 青皮 | 12.5 |
| Fructus Crataegi (carbonized) | 山楂 (炭) | 75 |
| Rhizoma Corydalis | 延胡索 | 50 |
| Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparatum | 炮姜 | 12.5 |
| Cortex Cinnamomi | 桂皮 | 12.5 |
| Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae | 丹参 | 75 |
| Fructus Leonuri | 茺蔚子 | 25 |
| Flos Carthami | 红花 | 25 |
| Herba Leonuri | 益母草 | 300 |
| Faeces Trogopterori (stir-baked with vinegar) | 五灵脂 (醋炒) | 50 |
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.
- ^ Zuo Yanfu, Zhu Zhongbao, Huang Yuezhong, Tao Jinweng, Li Zhaoguo. "Science of Prescriptions", Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2002. ISBN 7-81010-650-3.