Xiao Yao Wan
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Xiao Yao Wan is a Chinese classic herbal formula
. It is commonly made into Chinese patent medicine
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Chinese classic herbal formula
Chinese classic herbal formulas are a form of Chinese herbology, where herbs are combined for greater efficiency, compared to individual herbs. They are the basic herbal formulas that students of Traditional Chinese medicine learn...
. It is commonly made into Chinese patent medicine
Chinese patent medicine
Chinese patent medicine are herbal medicines in Traditional Chinese medicine. Many kinds of Chinese patent medicines are still sold today.-Description:...
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History
The formula was published in the "Tai Ping Imperical Grace Formulary" (Tài Píng Huì Mín Hé Jì Jú Fāng, T: 太平惠民和劑局方, S: 太平惠民和剂局方) in 992CE. http://home.comcast.net/~piannone/o-s/ch-innerhist.htmlChinese classic herbal formula
| Name | Common Name Common name A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism... |
Pinyin Pinyin Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into... |
Chinese (T) | Chinese (S) | Katakana Katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora... |
Kanji Kanji Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet... |
Genus species Binomial nomenclature Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages... |
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| Bupleuri Radix Bupleurum chinense Bupleurum chinense is a plant of the Apiaceae family.-Ethnomedical uses:Bupleurum is a medicinal root found natively in East Asia. The Chinese name is Chai Hu... |
bupleurum root | chái hú | 柴胡 | 柴胡 | サイコ | 柴胡 | Bupleurum chinense |
| Paeoniae Radix Paeonia lactiflora Paeonia lactiflora, also Chinese Peony , and common garden peony is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae, native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern China to eastern Siberia... |
Chinese peony root | sháo yào | 芍藥 | 芍药 | シャクヤク | 芍薬 | Paeonia lactiflora |
| Angelicae Radix Angelica sinensis Angelica sinensis, commonly known as "dong quai" or "female ginseng" is a herb from the family Apiaceae, indigenous to China.-Chinese:... |
Chinese angelica root | dāng guī | 當歸 | 当归 | トウキ | 当帰 | Angelica sinensis |
| Atractylodis Rhizoma Atractylodes Atractylodes is a genus in the plant family Asteraceae.-Medicinal uses:Some species, including Atractylodes lancea and A. macrocephala , are used in traditional Chinese medicine.-Species:*Atractylodes carlinoides... |
white atractylodes rhizome | bái zhú | 白朮 | 白术 | ビャクジュツ | 白朮 | Atractylodes macrocephala |
| Poria | tuckahoe mushroom | fú líng | 茯苓 | 茯苓 | ブクリョウ | 茯苓 | Poria cocos |
| Zingiberis Rhizoma Ginger Ginger is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family . Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal.... |
fresh ginger rhizome | shēng jiāng | 生薑 | 生姜 | ショウキョウ | 生姜 | Zingiber officinale |
| Glycyrrhizae Radix Glycyrrhiza Glycyrrhiza is a genus of about 18 accepted species in the legume family , with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas.... |
Chinese liquorice root | gān cǎo | 甘草 | 甘草 | カンゾウ | 甘草 | Glycyrrhiza uralensis |
| Menthae Herba Mentha arvensis Mentha arvensis is a species of mint with a circumboreal distribution. It is native to the temperate regions of Europe and western and central Asia, east to the Himalaya and eastern Siberia, and North America.It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 10–60 cm tall... |
wild mint herb | bò hé | 薄荷 | 薄荷 | ハッカ | 薄荷 | Mentha haplocalyx |