Tianma Wan () is a blackish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "relieve rheumatism, alleviate muscle contracture, remove obstructions from collaterals and channels, promote blood circulation and relieve pain."State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. . It is slightly aromatic and tastes slightly sweet and bitter. It is used where there is a "deficiency of liver and kidney, stagnation of wind-damp marked by muscle contracture and numbness of the limbs, aching in the loins and legs."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. . The binding agent of the pill is honey.
Chinese classic herbal formula NameChinese (S)GramsRhizoma Gastrodiae天麻 60 Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii羌活 100 Radix Angelicae Pubescentis独活 50 Cortex Eucommiae (stir-baked with salt)杜仲 (盐炙) 70 Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae牛膝 60 Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae山药 60 Radix Aconiti Lateralis (processed) 生附子 (炙) 10 Radix Angelicae Sinensis当归 100 Radix Rehmanniae生地黄 160 Radix Scrophulariae玄参 60
See also Chinese classic herbal formula Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan
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