Baizi Yangxin Wan Explained

Baizi Yangxin Wan is a brown to dark brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "replenish qi and blood and induce sedation".[1] It is used in cases where there is "deficiency of cold syndrome of the heart marked by cardiac palpitation, vulnerability to fright, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep and forgetfulness". A honey solution is used as the binding agent.

Chinese classic herbal formula

NameChinese (S)Grams
Semen Platycladi柏子仁25
Radix Codonopsis党参25
Radix Astragali Preparata炙黄芪100
Rhizoma Chuanxiong川芎100
Radix Angelicae Sinensis当归100
Poria茯苓200
Radix Polygalae (processed)远志(制)25
Semen Ziziphi Spinosae酸枣仁25
Cortex Cinnamomi桂皮25
Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis seu Fructus Schisandrae Sphenantherae (steamed)五味子(蒸)25
Massa Pinelliae Fermentata半夏曲100
Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata炙甘草10
Cinnabaris硃砂30

See also

Notes and References

  1. State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. .