Maiwei Dihuang Wan

Maiwei Dihuang Wan (simplified Chinese: 麦味地黄丸; traditional Chinese: 麥味地黃丸) is a blackish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "nourish the kidney to receive qi".^[1] It tastes slightly sweet and sour.

It is “contraindicated in children under 13 years old, pregnant women, weak persons and patients with heart disease, severe tracheitis and hypertension”.^[2] In addition, this pill is "unsuitable for long term use", and "overdosage is strongly discouraged". Each pill weighs about 0.6 grams.

Patients taking this pill should “abstain from eating uncooked and cool foods.” ^[3]

Chinese classic herbal formula

Name	Chinese (S)	Grams
Radix Ophiopogonis	麦冬	60
Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis seu Fructus Schisandrae Sphenantherae	五味子	40
Radix Rehmanniae Preparata	熟地黄	160
Fructus Corni (processed)	山茱萸(炙)	80
Cortex Moutan	牡丹皮	60
Rhizoma Dioscoreae	山药	80
Poria	茯苓	60
Rhizoma Alismatis	泽泻	60

See also

• Chinese classic herbal formula
• Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan

References

1. ^ State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7117069821.
2. ^ Long Zhixian, Li Qingye, Liu Zhanwen. "Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (方剂学 fāngjì xué), Academy Press (学苑出版社 xuéyuàn chūbǎnshè), Beijing University of Traditional Medicine. 2005. ISBN 7507712702.
3. ^ Zuo Yanfu, Zhu Zhongbao, Huang Yuezhong, Tao Jinweng, Li Zhaoguo. "Science of Prescriptions", Publishing House of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 2002. ISBN 7810106503.