Chinese

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nine
to divide; minute; (a measure word)
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
 
adjourn; scatter; leisurely
adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
 
trad. (九分散)
simp. #(九分散)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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九分散

  1. A yellowish-brown powder used in traditional Chinese medicine "to activate blood circulation, remove stasis, promote the subsidence of swelling and relieve pain in the treatment of traumatic injuries with blood stasis, swelling and pain".

Jiufen powder has the following herbal ingredients:

Name Chinese (S) Grams
Semen Strychni Pulveratum (processed) 马钱子粉末 (制) 250
Herba Ephedrae 麻黄 250
Olibanum (processed) 乳香 (制) 250
Myrrha (Commiphora myrrha) (processed) 没药 (制) 250

References

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