Tongjing Wan (simplified Chinese: 痛经丸; traditional Chinese: 痛經丸) is a brownish-black pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "promote blood flow, dispel cold, regulate menstruation and relieve pain".[1] It tastes slightly sweet and bitter. It is used where there is "abdominal pain during menstruation due to stagnation of blood by cold ".[2] Tongjing Wan is to be taken before menstruation.

Chinese classic herbal formula

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Name Chinese (S) Grams
Radix Angelicae Sinensis 当归 75
Radix Paeoniae Alba 白芍 50
Rhizoma Chuanxiong 川芎 37.5
Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 熟地黄 100
Rhizoma Cyperi (stir-baked with vinegar) 香附 (醋炒) 75
Radix Aucklandiae 木香 12.5
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride 青皮 12.5
Fructus Crataegi (carbonized) 山楂 (炭) 75
Rhizoma Corydalis 延胡索 50
Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparatum 炮姜 12.5
Cortex Cinnamomi 桂皮 12.5
Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae 丹参 75
Fructus Leonuri 茺蔚子 25
Flos Carthami 红花 25
Herba Leonuri 益母草 300
Faeces Trogopterori (stir-baked with vinegar) 五灵脂 (醋炒) 50

See also

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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.