Liuwei dihuang pill

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Liuwei dihuang pill, also known as liuwei dihuang wan (Chinese: 六味地黄丸; pinyin: liùwèi dìhuáng wán), is a prescription (方剂) in traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy. In Japanese kampo, it is known as "Rokumi-gan" (六味丸 ろくみがん) (it is also known as Kampo #87). It is commonly made into Chinese patent medicine.

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The formula was created by Qian Yi (simplified Chinese: 钱乙; traditional Chinese: 錢乙; pinyin: Qián Yǐ) as dihuang pill (地黄丸). It was published in "Xiao'er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue" (also known as "Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases", "The Correct Execution of Pediatric Medicinals and Patterns" simplified Chinese: 小儿药证直诀; traditional Chinese: 小兒藥證直訣; pinyin: Xiǎo'ér Yào Zhèng Zhí Jué) in 1119 by Qian Yi's student. [1]

The formula was 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, Alisma plantago-aquatica was replaced with Alisma orientale for zé xiè.

[edit] Chinese classic herbal formula

Name Common Name Pinyin Chinese (T) Chinese (S) Katakana Kanji Genus species
Rehmanniae Radix Chinese foxglove root shú dì huáng 熟地黃 熟地黄 ジオウ 地黄 Rehmannia glutinosa
Corni Fructus Japanese cornel fruit shān zhū yú 山茱萸 山茱萸 サンシュユ 山茱萸 Cornus officinalis
Dioscoreae Rhizoma Chinese yam rhizome shān yào 山藥 山药 サンヤク 山薬 Dioscorea opposita
Alismatis Rhizoma water plantain rhizome zé xiè 澤瀉 泽泻 タクシャ 沢瀉 Alisma plantago-aquatica
Poria tuckahoe mushroom fú líng 茯苓 茯苓 ブクリョウ 茯苓 Poria cocos
Paeoniae suffruticosa Cortex tree peony bark mǔ dān pí 牡丹皮 牡丹皮 ボタンピ 牡丹皮 Paeonia suffruticosa

[edit] Japanese kampo formula

Name Common name Pinyin Chinese (T) Chinese (S) Katakana Kanji Genus species Grams %
Rehmanniae Radix Chinese foxglove root shú dì huáng 熟地黃 熟地黄 ジオウ 地黄 Rehmannia glutinosa 5.0 25%
Corni Fructus Japanese cornel fruit shān zhū yú 山茱萸 山茱萸 サンシュユ 山茱萸 Cornus officinalis 3.0 15%
Dioscoreae Rhizoma Japanese yam rhizome shān yào 山藥 山药 サンヤク 山薬 Dioscorea japonica 3.0 15%
Alismatis Rhizoma water plantain rhizome zé xiè 澤瀉 泽泻 タクシャ 沢瀉 Alisma orientale 3.0 15%
Poria tuckahoe mushroom fú líng 茯苓 茯苓 ブクリョウ 茯苓 Poria cocos 3.0 15%
Paeoniae suffruticosa Cortex tree peony bark mǔ dān pí 牡丹皮 牡丹皮 ボタンピ 牡丹皮 Paeonia suffruticosa 3.0 15%

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