- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, also known as Liuwei Dihuang teapills (zh-cp|c=六味地黄丸|p=liùwèi dìhuáng wán), is a prescription (方剂 fāng jì) in
traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy . InJapan esekampo , 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 intoChinese patent medicine .History
The formula was created by
Qian Yi (zh-stp|t=錢乙|s=钱乙|p=Qián Yǐ) 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" zh-stp|p=Xiǎo'ér Yào Zhèng Zhí Jué|t=小兒藥證直訣|s=小儿药证直诀) in 1119 by Qian Yi's student. [http://home.comcast.net/~piannone/o-s/ch-innerhist.html]The formula was changed slightly when it was borrowed as a Japanese
kampo formula. Some Chinese species of herbs were replaced with herbs found inJapan . For example, "Alisma plantago-aquatica" was replaced with "Alisma orientale" for zé xiè.Chinese classic herbal formula
Japanese kampo formula
ee also
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Chinese herbology
*Chinese patent medicine
*Chinese classic herbal formula
*Kampo list
*Kampo herb list External links
* [http://home.comcast.net/~piannone/o-s/ch-innerhist.html Biographies of the creators of many Chinese classic herbal formulas]
* [http://www.tsumura.co.jp/password/m_square/products/tempu/no.htm Rokumi-gan (Kampo #87)] ja icon
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