Sijunzi Tang Wan Explained

Sijunzi Tang Wan also called the Four Gentlemen, is a brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "replenish qi and invigorate the functions of the spleen".^[1] It tastes slightly sweet. It is used where there is "deficiency of qi of the spleen and stomach marked by anorexia and loose bowels".^[2] SiJunzi Tang Wan is the base for many spleen qi deficiency formulas in Traditional Chinese medicine.^[3]

Chinese classic herbal formula

Name	Chinese (S)	Grams
Radix CodonopsisSi	党参	200
Rhizoma Atractylodes macrocephala (stir-baked)	白术 (炒)	200
Poria (Fu Ling)	茯苓	200
Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata	炙甘草	100

See also

• Chinese classic herbal formula
• Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan

Notes and References

1. State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. .
2. 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. .
3. Chen, John K; Chen, Tina T (2009) Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications. Art of Medicine Press. .