Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang () is a
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 ...
. In
Japan
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ese
kampo
Kampo or , often known simply as , is the study of traditional medicine in Japan following its introduction, beginning in the 7th century. It was adapted and modified to suit Japanese culture and traditions. Traditional Japanese medicine us ...
, it is known as "Hochū-ekki-tō" ( (it is also known as
Kampo #41). It is commonly made into
Chinese patent medicine
Chinese patent medicine (CPM, or ) are herbal medicines in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), modernized into a ready-to-use form such as tablets, oral solutions or dry suspensions, as opposed to herbs that require cooking (hot water extraction) ...
.
Variations
The formula was created by Lǐ Dōng-yuán (). It was published in "Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach" () in 1249.
There are many variations of the formula proportions. Each maker of
Chinese patent medicine
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changes the proportions of the herbs slightly. The proportions are
standardized
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in the
Japan
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ese
kampo
Kampo or , often known simply as , is the study of traditional medicine in Japan following its introduction, beginning in the 7th century. It was adapted and modified to suit Japanese culture and traditions. Traditional Japanese medicine us ...
formula, however. Some herbs may be changed also. For example,
rén shēn (ginseng root) may be replaced with
dǎng shēn ("poor man's ginseng").
The formula was also changed slightly when it was borrowed as a Japanese
kampo
Kampo or , often known simply as , is the study of traditional medicine in Japan following its introduction, beginning in the 7th century. It was adapted and modified to suit Japanese culture and traditions. Traditional Japanese medicine us ...
formula. Some
Chinese
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**Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China.
**'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...
species of herbs were replaced with herbs found in
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. For example,
bái zhú (''Atractylodes macrocephala'') was replaced with
cāng zhú
Cāng zhú ( 苍 术 ''or'' 蒼 术 ''or'' 蒼 朮), also known as black atractylodes rhizome or Rhizoma Atractylodes, is a Chinese herbal medicine. It is the dried rhizome of '' Atractylodes lancea'' (Thunb.) DC., synonyms ''Atractylodes chinen ...
(''Atractylodes lancea'').
Chinese classic herbal formula
Japanese kampo formula
See also
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Chinese herbology
Chinese herbology () is the theory of traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). A ''Nature'' editorial described TCM as "fraught with pseudoscience", and said that t ...
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Chinese patent medicine
Chinese patent medicine (CPM, or ) are herbal medicines in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), modernized into a ready-to-use form such as tablets, oral solutions or dry suspensions, as opposed to herbs that require cooking (hot water extraction) ...
*
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 ...
*
Ginger
Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine. It is an herbaceous perennial that grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of l ...
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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 ...
References
External links
Biographies of the creators of many Chinese classic herbal formulas
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Traditional Chinese medicine pills