Baohe Wan is a greyish-brown, slightly sour and astringent pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "stimulate digestion, remove retained food and regulate the stomach function".[1] It is used in cases where there is "retention of undigested food with epigastric and abdominal distension, foul belching, acid regurgitation and loss of appetite".
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fructus Crataegi (charred) | 山楂 (炭) | 300 | |
| Massa Medicata Fermentata (stir-baked) | 神曲 (炒) | 100 | |
| Rhizoma Pinelliae (processed) | 半夏 (制) | 100 | |
| Poria | 茯苓 | 100 | |
| Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae | 陈皮 | 50 | |
| Fructus Forsythiae | 连翘 | 50 | |
| Pollen Raphani (stir-baked) | 莱菔子 (炒) | 50 | |
| Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked) | 麦芽 (炒) | 50 |