生血丸

      Mandarin

      simpl. and trad.

      Noun

      生血丸 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shēngxuè wán)

      1. A dark brown pill used in traditional Chinese medicine "to tonify the kidney and spleen, to promote the essence and nourish the bone marrow in the treatment of blood loss, anemia, drop in blood cells caused by radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and aplastic anemia".

      Shengxue pills have the following herbal ingredients:

      Name Chinese (S)
      Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum 鹿茸
      Cortex Phellodendri 黄柏
      Rhizoma Dioscoreae 山药
      Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked) 白术 (炒)
      Ramulus Mori 桑枝
      Semen Lablab Album (stir-baked) 白扁豆 (炒)
      Fructus Oryzae Germinatus 谷芽
      Placenta Hominis 紫河车

      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 19 November 2009, at 07:04