Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan
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Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan is a Chinese classic herbal formula
. In Japanese
kampo
, it is known as "Hochū-ekki-tō" (補中益気湯 ほちゅうえっきとう) (it is also known as Kampo #41
). It is commonly made into Chinese patent medicine
.
There are many variations of the formula proportions. Each maker of Chinese patent medicine
changes the proportions of the herbs slightly. The proportions are standardized
in the Japanese
kampo
formula, however. Some herbs may be changed also. For example, rén shēn
(ginseng root) may be replaced with dǎng shēn
("poor man's ginseng").
The formula was also changed slightly when it was borrowed as a Japanese kampo
formula. Some Chinese
species of herbs were replaced with herbs found in Japan
. For example, bái zhú
(Atractylodes macrocephala) was replaced with cāng zhú
(Atractylodes lancea).
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...
. In Japanese
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
kampo
Kampo
, alternatively shortened as just , is the Japanese study and adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine. The basic works of Chinese medicine came to Japan between the 7th and 9th centuries. Since then, the Japanese have created their own unique herbal medical system and diagnosis...
, it is known as "Hochū-ekki-tō" (補中益気湯 ほちゅうえっきとう) (it is also known as Kampo #41
Kampo list
Kampō medicine is the Japanese study and adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine. Today in Japan, Kampo is integrated into the national health care system. In 1967, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved 4 kampo medicines for reimbursement under the National Health Insurance program...
). 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:...
.
Variations
The formula was created by Lǐ Dōng-yuán (T: 李東垣, S: 李东垣). It was published in "Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach" (Pí Wèi Lùn, T: 脾胃論, S: 脾胃论) in 1249. http://home.comcast.net/~piannone/o-s/ch-innerhist.htmlThere are many variations of the formula proportions. Each maker of 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:...
changes the proportions of the herbs slightly. The proportions are standardized
Standardization
Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....
in the Japanese
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
kampo
Kampo
, alternatively shortened as just , is the Japanese study and adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine. The basic works of Chinese medicine came to Japan between the 7th and 9th centuries. Since then, the Japanese have created their own unique herbal medical system and diagnosis...
formula, however. Some herbs may be changed also. For example, rén shēn
Ginseng
Ginseng is any one of eleven species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae....
(ginseng root) may be replaced with dǎng shēn
Codonopsis pilosula
Codonopsis pilosula , also known as dang shen or poor man's ginseng, is a perennial species of flowering plant native to Northeast Asia and Korea and usually found growing around streambanks and forest openings under the shade of trees....
("poor man's ginseng").
The formula was also changed slightly when it was borrowed as a Japanese kampo
Kampo
, alternatively shortened as just , is the Japanese study and adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine. The basic works of Chinese medicine came to Japan between the 7th and 9th centuries. Since then, the Japanese have created their own unique herbal medical system and diagnosis...
formula. Some Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
species of herbs were replaced with herbs found in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. For example, bái zhú
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...
(Atractylodes macrocephala) was replaced with cāng zhú
Cāng zhú
Cāng zhú , also known as black atractylodes rhizome or Rhizoma Atractylodes, is a Chinese herbal medicine. It is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes lancea DC., Atractylodes chinensis Koidz, or certain other local species including Atractylodes japonica Koidz. Cāng zhú (苍术 or 蒼术 or 蒼朮), also...
(Atractylodes lancea).
Chinese 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... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astragali Radix Astragalus Astragalus is a large genus of about 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere... |
astragalus root | huáng qí | 黃蓍 | 黄芪 | オウギ | 黄耆 | Astragalus membranaceus |
| 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 |
| Panacis Ginseng Radix Ginseng Ginseng is any one of eleven species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae.... |
ginseng root | rén shēn | 人參 | 人参 | ニンジン | 人参 | Panax ginseng |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Zizyphi Fructus Jujube Ziziphus zizyphus , commonly called jujube , red date, Chinese date, Korean date, or Indian date is a species of Ziziphus in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, used primarily as a fruiting shade tree.-Distribution:Its precise natural distribution is uncertain due to extensive cultivation,... |
jujube fruit, Chinese date | dà zǎo | 大棗 | 大枣 | タイソウ | 大棗 | Ziziphus zizyphus |
| Aurantii Nobilis Pericarpium Mandarin orange The orange, also known as the ' or mandarine , is a small citrus tree with fruit resembling other oranges. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain or in fruit salads... |
aged mandarin orange peel | chén pí | 陳皮 | 陈皮 | チンピ | 陳皮 | Citrus reticulata |
| 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 |
| Cimicifugae Rhizoma Cimicifuga Cimicifuga is a genus of between 12-18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.... |
bugbane rhizome, cohosh rhizome | shēng má | 升麻 | 升麻 | ショウマ | 升麻 | Cimicifuga foetida |
| 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 |
Japanese kampo 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... |
Gram Gram The gram is a metric system unit of mass.... s |
% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astragali Radix Astragalus Astragalus is a large genus of about 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere... |
astragalus root | huáng qí | 黃蓍 | 黄芪 | オウギ | 黄耆 | Astragalus membranaceus | 4.0 | 17% |
| Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma Cāng zhú Cāng zhú , also known as black atractylodes rhizome or Rhizoma Atractylodes, is a Chinese herbal medicine. It is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes lancea DC., Atractylodes chinensis Koidz, or certain other local species including Atractylodes japonica Koidz. Cāng zhú (苍术 or 蒼术 or 蒼朮), also... |
atractylodes rhizome | cāng zhú | 蒼朮 | 苍术 | ソウジュツ | 蒼朮 | Atractylodes lancea | 4.0 | 17% |
| Panacis Ginseng Radix Ginseng Ginseng is any one of eleven species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae.... |
ginseng root | rén shēn | 人參 | 人参 | ニンジン | 人参 | Panax ginseng | 4.0 | 17% |
| Angelicae Radix Angelica Angelica is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far North as Iceland and Lapland... |
Chinese angelica root | dāng guī | 當歸 | 当归 | トウキ | 当帰 | Angelica acutiloba | 3.0 | 13% |
| Bupleuri Radix Bupleurum Bupleurum is a very large genus of plants of the Apiaceae family, represented by 185 to 195 species.Species include:*Bupleurum aureum Fisch. ex Hoffm. Bupleurum is a very large genus of plants of the Apiaceae family, represented by 185 to 195 species.Species include:*Bupleurum aureum Fisch. ex... |
bupleurum root | chái hú | 柴胡 | 柴胡 | サイコ | 柴胡 | Bupleurum falcatum | 2.0 | 8% |
| Zizyphi Fructus Jujube Ziziphus zizyphus , commonly called jujube , red date, Chinese date, Korean date, or Indian date is a species of Ziziphus in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, used primarily as a fruiting shade tree.-Distribution:Its precise natural distribution is uncertain due to extensive cultivation,... |
jujube seed, Chinese date seed | dà zǎo | 大棗 | 大枣 | タイソウ | 大棗 | Ziziphus zizyphus | 2.0 | 8% |
| Aurantii Nobilis Pericarpium Mandarin orange The orange, also known as the ' or mandarine , is a small citrus tree with fruit resembling other oranges. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain or in fruit salads... |
aged mandarin orange peel | chén pí | 陳皮 | 陈皮 | チンピ | 陳皮 | Citrus reticulata | 2.0 | 8% |
| 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 | 1.5 | 6% |
| Cimicifugae Rhizoma Cimicifuga Cimicifuga is a genus of between 12-18 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.... |
bugbane rhizome, cohosh rhizome | shēng má | 升麻 | 升麻 | ショウマ | 升麻 | Cimicifuga simplex | 1.0 | 4% |
| 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 | 0.5 | 2% |
See also
- Chinese herbologyChinese herbologyChinese Herbology is the theory of Traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in Traditional Chinese medicine ....
- Chinese patent medicineChinese patent medicineChinese patent medicine are herbal medicines in Traditional Chinese medicine. Many kinds of Chinese patent medicines are still sold today.-Description:...
- Chinese classic herbal formulaChinese classic herbal formulaChinese 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...
- GingerGingerGinger 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....
- Kampo listKampo listKampō medicine is the Japanese study and adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine. Today in Japan, Kampo is integrated into the national health care system. In 1967, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved 4 kampo medicines for reimbursement under the National Health Insurance program...
- Kampo herb listKampo herb listKampō medicine is the Japanese study and adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine. In 1967, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved 4 kampo medicines for reimbursement under the National Health Insurance program. In 1976, 82 kampo medicines were approved by the Ministry...
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