Bao He Wan
保和丸 bǎo hé wán, "Preserve Harmony Pill"

Translated Name: Preserve Harmony Pill

Category:

Pills

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (7):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
山楂	Shan Zha	crataegus fruit, hawthorn fruit	9 - 15	grams
神麴	Shen Qu	medicated leaven	9 - 12	grams
萊菔子	Lai Fu Zi	radish seed, raphanus	6 - 9	grams
陳皮	Chen Pi	aged tangerine peel, citrus	6 - 9	grams
連翹	Lian Qiao	forsythia fruit	3 - 6	grams
茯苓	Fu Ling	poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread	9 - 12	grams
半夏	Ban Xia	pinellia rhizome, pinellia tuber	9 - 12	grams

Tongue:

(Yellow) thick and greasy coating.

Pulse:

Qualities: Rolling (Slippery)

Cautions:

The formula is contraindicated in cases with spleen deficiency unless it is modified.

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Alter (黃蓮, yellow links) Huang Lian Quantity to ''' '''Remove Herb (連翹, ) Lian Qiao''' '''Remove Herb (茯苓, ) Fu Ling''' '''Alter (枳實, rainintree fruit) Zhi Shi Quantity to ''' '''Alter (檳榔, areca) Bing Lang Quantity to ''' : For early stage dysenteric disorder with food stagnation. details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (厚朴, thick bark) Hou Po''' '''Add Herb (枳實, rainintree fruit) Zhi Shi''': For more severe abdominal distention details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (大黄, big yellow) Da Huang''' '''Add Herb (檳榔, areca) Bing Lang''': For constipation details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (麥芽, ) Mai Ya''': To strengthen the effect of the formula details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (白术, white atractylodes) Bai Zhu''': To increase the spleen strengthening function of the formula. Good for children. details... add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Reduces food stagnation add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez Focal distention and fullness in the chest add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Abdominal distention and pain add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Pain that lessens after bowel movement add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Sour taste in mouth add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Nausea and vomiting add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) No appetite add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Overeating add comment

	+1 jenny akee Food retention add comment

Bao He Wan保和丸 bǎo hé wán, "Preserve Harmony Pill"