Tongjing Wan () is a brownish-black pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "promote blood flow, 'dispel cold', regulate menstruation and relieve pain".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 "abdominal pain during menstruation due to 'stagnation of blood by cold' ".Zuo Yanfu, Zhu Zhongbao, Huang Yuezhong, Tao Jinweng, Li Zhaoguo. "Science of Prescriptions", Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2002. . Tongjing Wan is to be taken before menstruation.
Chinese classic herbal formula NameChinese (S)GramsRadix Angelicae Sinensis当归 75 Radix Paeoniae Alba白芍 50 Rhizoma Chuanxiong川芎 37.5 Radix Rehmanniae Preparata熟地黄 100 Rhizoma Cyperi (stir-baked with vinegar)香附 (醋炒) 75 Radix Aucklandiae木香 12.5 Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride青皮12.5 Fructus Crataegi (carbonized) 山楂 (炭) 75 Rhizoma Corydalis延胡索 50 Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparatum炮姜 12.5 Cortex Cinnamomi桂皮 12.5 Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae丹参 75Fructus Leonuri茺蔚子 25 Flos Carthami红花 25 Herba Leonuri益母草 300 Faeces Trogopterori (stir-baked with vinegar)五灵脂 (醋炒) 50
See also Chinese classic herbal formula Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan
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