Jianpi Wan () is a blackish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "invigorate the spleen function and improve the appetite".State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. . It tastes slightly sweet and bitter. It is used where there is "weakness of the spleen and stomach marked by epigastric and abdominal distension, anorexia, and loose bowels". The binding agent is honey. Each pill weighs about 9 grams.
The original formula was first published in "Standards of Diagnosis and Treatment" (證治準繩 Zhèngzhì Zhǔnshéng) by Wáng Kěntáng (王肯堂) in 1602.Zuo Yanfu, Zhu Zhongbao, Huang Yuezhong, Tao Jinweng, Li Zhaoguo. "Science of Prescriptions", Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2002. . It is known as the "Pill for Invigorating the Spleen".Long Zhixian, Li Qingye, Liu Zhanwen. "Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (方剂学 fāngjì xué), Academy Press (学苑出版社 xuéyuàn chūbǎnshè), Beijing University of Traditional Medicine. 2005. .
Chinese classic herbal formula NameChinese (S)GramsRadix Codonopsis党参 200Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked)白术 (炒) 300Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae陈皮 200Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (stir-baked)枳实 (炒) 200Fructus Crataegi (stir-baked)山楂 (炒) 150Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked)麦芽 (炒) 200
See also Chinese classic herbal formula Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan
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