Jianpi Wan is a blackish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "invigorate the spleen function and improve the appetite".[1] 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".[2] 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.[3] It is known as the "Pill for Invigorating the Spleen".[4]
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radix Codonopsis | 党参 | 200 | |
| Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked) | 白术 (炒) | 300 | |
| Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae | 陈皮 | 200 | |
| Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (stir-baked) | 枳实 (炒) | 200 | |
| Fructus Crataegi (stir-baked) | 山楂 (炒) | 150 | |
| Fructus Hordei Germinatus (stir-baked) | 麦芽 (炒) | 200 |