Qianjin Zhidai Wan (simplified Chinese: 千金止带丸; traditional Chinese: 千金止帶丸) is a greyish-black pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "restore vital energy, arrest excessive leukorrhea and regulate menstruation".[1] Its odor is slightly aromatic. It tastes astringent and slightly bitter. It is used where there is "morbid leukorrhea and menstrual disorders with aching in the back and abdominal pain due to deficiency of spleen and kidney, imbalance of chong-ren and downward flow of damp-heat ".[2]

Chinese classic herbal formula

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Name Chinese (S) Grams
Radix Codonopsis 党参 50
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (stir-baked) 白术 (炒) 50
Radix Angelicae Sinensis 当归 100
Radix Paeoniae Alba 白芍 50
Rhizoma Chuanxiong 川芎 100
Rhizoma Cyperi (processed with vinegar) 香附 (醋制) 200
Radix Aucklandiae 木香 50
Fructus Amomi 砂仁 50
Fructus Foeniculi (stir-baked with salt) 小茴香 (盐炙) 50
Rhizoma Corydalis (processed with vinegar) 延胡索 (醋制) 50
Cortex Eucommiae (stir-baked with salt) 杜仲 (盐炙) 50
Radix Dipsaci 续断 50
Fructus Psoraleae (stir-baked with salt) 补骨脂 (盐炒) 50
Flos Celosiae Cristatae 鸡冠苗 200
Indigo Naturalis 青黛 50
Cortex Ailanthi (stir-baked) 樗白皮 (炒) 200
Concha Ostreae (calcined) 牡蛎 (煅) 50

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References

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  1. ^ State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7-117-06982-1.
  2. ^ Zuo Yanfu, Zhu Zhongbao, Huang Yuezhong, Tao Jinweng, Li Zhaoguo. "Science of Prescriptions", Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2002. ISBN 7-81010-650-3.