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阿魏化痞膏
阿魏化痞膏
Chinese
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(阿魏化痞膏)
| 阿
| 魏
| 化
| 痞
| 膏
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Noun
阿魏化痞膏
- A black plaster spread on cloth, used in traditional Chinese medicine to "treat abdominal masses due to stagnation of qi and congealed blood that is accompanied by epigastric and abdominal pain, and a feeling of fullness and distension in the chest and hypochondriac regions". It is traditionally plastered on the "umbilicus or the afflicted area after being softened by heating".
The formulation of the plaster is:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| Rhizoma Cyperi | 香附 | 20 |
| Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis | 厚朴 | 20 |
| Rhizoma Sparganii | 三棱 | 20 |
| Rhizoma Curcumae | 莪术 | 20 |
| Radix Angelicae Sinensis | 当归 | 20 |
| Radix Aconiti Preparata | 制川乌 | 20 |
| Radix Aconitii (not prepared) | 生川乌 | 20 |
| Bulbus Allii | 大蒜 | 20 |
| Fructus Quisqualis | 使君子 | 20 |
| Radix Angelicae Dahuricae | 白芷 | 20 |
| Squama Manis | 穿山甲 | 20 |
| Semen Momordicae | 木鳖子 | 20 |
| Catharsius | 蜣螂 | 20 |
| Rhizoma Picrorhizae | 胡黄连 | 20 |
| Radix et Rhizoma Rhei | 大黄 | 20 |
| Semen Ricini | 蓖麻子 | 20 |
| Olibanum | 乳香 | 3 |
| Myrrha (Commiphora myrrha) | 没药 | 3 |
| Aloe | 芦荟 | 3 |
| Resina Draconis | 血竭 | 3 |
| Realgar | 雄黄 | 15 |
| Cortex Cinnamomi | 桂皮 | 15 |
| Camphora | 樟脑 | 15 |
| Resina Ferulae | 阿魏 | 20 |
References
- State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7117069821.