Ethnomedicine/Ethnomedicine by Culture Group/Traditional Chinese Medicine

There are a few branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat the human body. One of the main branches is the use of herbal medicine. Herbs may be used singly or combined into formulas to be more effective. When used in combination, herbs are sometimes called patent formulas, although they may or may not be patented in the legal sense of the term. Many of these formulas have been published in ancient texts, and some of them have been published in modern books, such as "Pharmacopoeia of The People’s Republic of China (Volume I)". State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). Chemical Industry Press. 7117069821. Below are a sample of these formulas: Ankun Zanyu Wan 按坤赞育丸 (Pinyin: ànkūn zànyù wán, Traditional Chinese: 按坤贊育丸) A large black honeyed pill used in traditional Chinese medicine to "nourish qi and blood, regulate menstruation and relieve leukorrhagia, when there are symptoms of deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency of liver and kidney and poor health after postpartum, indicated by abdomen pain". The formulation of the pill is: NameChineseGramsRhizoma Cyperi (processed with vinegar) 香附 (醋制)96Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum 鹿茸24Colla Corii Asini 阿胶24Placenta Hominis 紫河车20Radix Paeoniae Alba 白芍16Radix Angelicae Sinensis 当归16Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae 牛膝14Radix Cyathulae 川牛膝14Radix Glehniae 北沙参12Myrrha (processed with vinegar) 没药 (醋制)12Radix Asparagi 天冬11. 5Fructus Psoraleae (processed with salt) 补骨脂 (盐炙)11Arillus Longan 龙眼肉10Poria 茯苓8Cortex Phellodendri 黄柏8Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis 龟板8Herba Cynomorii 锁阳8Cortex Eucommiae (processed with salt) 杜仲 (盐炙)8Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae 秦艽8Carapax Trionycis (processed with vinegar) 鳖甲 (醋制)8Folium Artemisiae Argyi (carbonized) 艾叶 (炭)8Radix Cynanchi Atrati 白薇8Rhizoma Corydalis (processed with vinegar) 延胡索 (醋制)8Fructus Corni (processed with wine) 山茱萸 (酒制)8Cauda Cervi 鹿尾7.5Fructus Lycii 枸杞子6Flos Celosiae Cristatae 鸡冠苗6Radix Astragali 黄芪6Olibanum (processed with vinegar) 乳香 (醋制)6Halloysitum Rubrum (calcined) 赤石脂 (煅)6Colla Cornus Cervi 鹿角胶6Semen Cuscutae 大豆菟丝子4Herba Cistanches (processed with wine) 肉苁蓉 (酒制)6Caulis Spatholobi 鸡血藤4Herba Taxilli 桑寄生4Succinum 琥珀4Radix Glycyrrhizae 甘草4Radix Ginseng 人参2Radix Linderae 乌药3Crinis Carbonisatus 血余炭2Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked with bran) 白术 (麸炒)24Stigma Croci 红花0.8Radix Rehmanniae 生地黄16Fructus Amomi 砂仁24Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum 沉香13Semen Ziziphi Spinosae (stir-baked) 酸枣仁 (炒)16Radix Dipsaci 续断10Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 陈皮14Exocarpium Citri Rubrum 橘红8Rhizoma Chuanxiong 川芎12Rhizoma Alismatis 泽泻8Radix Scutellariae 黄芩10Herba Artemisiae Annuae 黄花蒿6Radix Polygalae (processed) 远志 (制)8Semen Myristicae (roasted in ash) 肉豆蔻 (灰碳碚)6Rhizoma Ligustici 藁本6Flos Carthami 红花4Radix Bupleuri 柴胡6Radix Aucklandis 木香2Folium Perillae 苏叶5Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 熟地黄16Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae 丹参2 Anwei Pian 安胃片 (Pinyin: ānwèi piàn) A whitish to yellowish tablet used in traditional Chinese medicine to "promote the flow of qi and activate blood circulation, to counteract acidity and relieve gastric pain in the stomach". The formulation of the pill is: NameChineseGramsRhizoma Corydalis (processed with vinegar) 延胡索 (醋制)63Alumen (calcined) 白矾 (煅)250Endoconcha Sepiae 海螵蛸187 Anyang Jingzhi Gao 安阳精制膏 (Pinyin: ānyáng jīngzhì gāo, Traditional Chinese: 安陽精制膏) A red plaster used in traditional Chinese medicine to "dissolve lumps, remove blood stasis, relieve pain, strengthen muscles and tendons, activate blood circulation, and to dispel wind and cold". It is typically pasted on the skin when there is "numbness in the extremities". The formulation of the plaster is: NameChineseGramsRadix Aconiti 生川乌24Radix Aconiti Preparata 制川乌24Radix Linderae 乌药24Radix Ampelopsis 白蔹24Radix Angelicae Dahuricae 白芷24Rhizoma Bletillae 白芨24Semen Momordicae 木鳖子24Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis 关木通24Fructus Chaenomelis 木瓜24Rhizoma Sparganii 三棱24Rhizoma Curcumae 莪术24Radix Angelicae Sinensis 当归24Radix Paeoniae Rubra 赤芍24Cortex Cinnamomi 桂皮24Radix et Rhizoma Rhei 大黄48Fructus Forsythiae 连翘48Resina Draconis 血竭10Resina Ferulae 阿魏10Olibanum 乳香6Myrrha 没药6Catechu 儿茶6Mentholum 薄荷脑8Methyl Salicylate 水杨酸甲酯8Borneolum Syntheticum 冰片8 Awei Huapi Gao 阿魏化痞膏 (Pinyin: āwèi huàpǐ gāo) A black plaster spread on cloth, used in traditional Chinese medicine to "treat abdominal masses due to stagnation of qi and congealed blood that is accompanied by epigastric and abdominal pain, and a feeling of fullness and distension in the chest and hypochondriac regions". It is traditionally plastered on the "umbilicus or the afflicted area after being softened by heating". The formulation of the plaster is: NameChineseGramsRhizoma Cyperi 香附20Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis 厚朴20Rhizoma Sparganii 三棱20Rhizoma Curcumae 莪术20Radix Angelicae Sinensis 当归20Radix Aconiti Preparata 制川乌20Radix Aconiti (not prepared) 生川乌20Bulbus Allii 大蒜20Fructus Quisqualis 使君子20Radix Angelicae Dahuricae 白芷20Squama Manis 穿山甲20Semen Momordicae 木鳖子20Catharsius 蜣螂20Rhizoma Picrorhizae 胡黄连20Radix et Rhizoma Rhei 大黄20Semen Ricini 蓖麻子20Olibanum 乳香3Myrrha 没药3Aloe 芦荟3Resina Draconis 血竭3Realgar 雄黄15Cortex Cinnamomi 桂皮15Camphora 樟脑15Resina Ferulae 阿魏20 Babao Kunshun Wan 八宝坤顺丸 (Pinyin: bābǎo kūnshùn wán, Traditional Chinese: 八寶坤順丸) A blackish-brown honeyed pill used in traditional Chinese medicine to "nourish blood and regulate menstruation". It is typically prescribed when there is "deficiency of both blood and qi, with abdominal pain, aching in the loins and legs, and edema of the lower extremities during menstrual periods". The formulation of the pill is: NameChineseGramsRadix Rehmanniae Preparata 熟地黄80Radix Rehmanniae 生地黄80Radix Paeoniae Alba 白芍80Radix Angelicae Sinensis 当归80Rhizoma Chuanxiong 川芎80Radix Ginseng 人参40Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae 白术80Poria 茯苓80Radix Glycyrrhizae 甘草40Herba Leonuri 益母草40Radix Scutellariae 黄芩80Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae 牛膝40Exocarpium Citri Rubrum 橘红80Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum 沉香40Radix Aucklandiae 木香16Succinum 琥珀40 Baidai Wan 白带丸 ( , Pinyin: báidài wán, Traditional Chinese: 白帶丸) A herbal pill used in traditional Chinese medicine to "remove damp-heat and arrest excessive leucorrhea”. The formulation of the pill is: NameChineseGramsCortex Phellodendri (stir-baked with wine) 黄柏 (酒炒)150Cortex Ailanthi 樗白皮300Radix Paeoniae Alba 白芍100Radix Angelicae Sinensis 当归100Rhizoma Cyperi (processed with vinegar) 香附 (醋制)50 Baochi San 保赤散 (Pinyin: bǎochì sǎn) A herbal pill used in traditional Chinese medicine to "promote digestion, remove retained food, relieve abdominal distension, eliminate phlegm and induce sedation". The formulation of the pill is: NameChineseGramsMassa Medicata Fermentata (stir-baked) 神曲 (炒)250Semen Crotonis Pulveratum 巴豆霜150Rhizoma Arisaematis (processed) 天南星 (制)400Cinnabaris 硃砂250 Baofukang Shuan 保妇抗拴 (Pinyin: bǎofùkàng shuān, Traditional Chinese: 保婦抗拴) A milky white, yellow or brown herbal suppository used in traditional Chinese medicine to "activate the flow of qi and remove blood stasis, promote the growth of muscles, and relieve pain due to symptoms of colpomycosis, senile vaginitis and erosion of the cervix”. The formulation of the pill, using polyoxyethylene stearate as a carrier, is: NameChineseGramsOleum Curcumae 莪术油82Borneolum Syntheticum 冰片75