八味清心沉香散

Chinese

		eight	taste	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	heart; mind		adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
trad. (八味清心沉香散)		八	味	清	心	沉香	散
simp. #(八味清心沉香散)		八	味	清	心	沉香	散

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāwèi qīngxīn chénxiāng sǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāwèi qīngxīn chénxiāng sǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bawèi cingsin chénsiang sǎn
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹-wei⁴ chʻing¹-hsin¹ chʻên²-hsiang¹ san³
    • Yale: bā-wèi chīng-syīn chén-syāng sǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawey chingshin chernshiang saan
    • Palladius: бавэй цинсинь чэньсян сань (bavɛj cinsinʹ čɛnʹsjan sanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

八味清心沉香散

1. A pale brownish-red powder used in traditional Mongolian medicine to "remove heat from the heart and lungs, to regulate the flow of qi, and to induce sedation, when there is exuberant fire in the heart and lungs, indicated by distress in the chest, costal and hypochondriac stuffiness/pain, cardiac palpitation and shortness of breath".

The herbal formulation of Bawei Qingxin Chenxiang powder is:

Name	Chinese (S)	Grams
Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum	沉香	180
Fructus Choerospondiatis	广枣	180
Lignum Santali Albi	檀香	90
Lignum Pterocarpi Santalini	紫檀香	90
Flos Carthami	红花	90
Semen Myristicae	肉豆蔻	60
Concretio Silicea Bambusae	竹黄	60
Radix Glehniae	北沙参	60

References

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