Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, also known as Liuwei Dihuang teapills () or Six Flavor Rehmanni, is a
prescription (方剂 fāng jì) in
traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy to treat
yin
Yin may refer to:
*the dark force in the yin and yang from traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine
*Yīn (surname) (), a Chinese surname
*Yǐn (surname) (), a Chinese surname
*Shang dynasty, also known as the Yin dynasty
**Yinxu or Yin, the S ...
deficiency. In
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese
kampo, it is known as "Rokumi-gan" (六味丸 ろくみがん) (it is also known as
Kampo #87). It is commonly made into
Chinese patent medicine.
History
The formula was created by Qian Yi as dihuang pill (地黄丸). It was published in "Xiao'er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue" (also known as "Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases" or "The Correct Execution of Pediatric Medicinals and Patterns" ) in 1119 by Qian Yi's student.
The formula was altered slightly when it was borrowed as a Japanese
kampo formula. Some
Chinese species of herbs were replaced with herbs found in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. For example, ''Alisma plantago-aquatica'' was replaced with ''Alisma orientale'' for
zé xiè.
Derivatives
The Liuwei Dihuang Wan is one of the most important Chinese
patent medicines, and is widely used in eastern Asia.
[Xinfeng Zhao, Yue Wang, Yuqing Sun. "Simultaneous determination of four bioactive constituents in Liuwei Dihuang Pills by micellar electrokinetic chromatography", Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, Volume 44, Issue 5, 3 September 2007, Pages 1183-1186.] In China, there are hundreds of medicinal manufacturers who produce Liuwei
Dihuang Wan and its derivatives. These derivatives include Zhibai Dihuang Wan, Guifu Dihuang Wan, Mingmu Dihuang Wan, Qiju Dihuang
Wan,
Maiwei Dihuang Wan, and Guishao Dihuang Wan.
Chinese classic herbal formula
Japanese kampo formula
See also
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Chinese herbology
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Chinese patent medicine
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Chinese classic herbal formula Chinese classic herbal formulas () are combinations of herbs used in Chinese herbology for supposed greater efficiency in comparison to individual herbs. They are the basic herbal formulas that students of Traditional Chinese medicine learn. Later t ...
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Kampo list
Kampō (or Kanpō, 漢方) medicine is the Japanese study and adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine. Today in Japan, Kampo is integrated into the national health care system. In 1967, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved 4 kamp ...
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Kampo herb list
''Kampō'' (or ''Kanpō'', 漢方) medicine is the Japanese study and adaptation of traditional Chinese medicine. In 1967, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved four ''kampo'' medicines for reimbursement under the National ...
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Zhibai Dihuang Wan
References
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Traditional Chinese medicine pills