舒肝和胃丸

Chinese

		relax; stretch; slow	liver	mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm	stomach	pill
trad. (舒肝和胃丸)		舒	肝	和	胃	丸
simp. #(舒肝和胃丸)		舒	肝	和	胃	丸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shūgān héwèi wán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shūgān héwèi wán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄜˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shugan héwèi wán
    • Wade–Giles: shu¹-kan¹ ho²-wei⁴ wan²
    • Yale: shū-gān hé-wèi wán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shugan herwey wan
    • Palladius: шугань хэвэй вань (šuganʹ xɛvɛj vanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ wän³⁵/

Noun

舒肝和胃丸

1. A brownish-black pill used in traditional Chinese medicine "to soothe the depressed liver and alleviate mental depression, to regulate the stomach function, and to relieve pain in the treatment of distension and fullness in the hypochondriac region, anorexia, belching, vomiting, epigastric pain and irregular bowel movements".

Shugan Hewei pills have the following herbal ingredients:

Name	Chinese (S)	Grams
Rhizoma Cyperi (processed with vinegar)	香附 (醋炙)	45
Radix Paeoniae Alba	白芍	45
Fructus Citri	香橼	45
Sarcodactylis	佛手	150
Radix Aucklandiae	木香	45
Radix Curcumae	郁金	45
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked)	白术 (炒)	60
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae	陈皮	75
Radix Bupleuri	柴胡	15
Herba Pogostemonis	广藿香	30
Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata	炙甘草	15
Semen Raphani	莱菔子	45
Semen Arecae (charred by stir-frying)	槟榔 (炒为炭)	45
Radix Linderae	乌药	45

References

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