四君子丸

      Mandarin

      simpl. and trad.

      Noun

      四君子丸 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin sìjūnzǐ wán)

      1. A brown pill used in traditional Chinese medicine "to replenish qi and invigorate the spleen in the treatment of deficiency of qi of the spleen and stomach marked by anorexia and loose bowels".

      Sijunzi pills have the following herbal ingredients:

      Name Chinese (S) Grams
      Radix Codonopsis 党参 200
      Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked) 白术 (炒) 200
      Poria 茯苓 200
      Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata 炙甘草 100

      References

      • State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People’s Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7117069821.
      Last modified on 3 December 2009, at 05:17