Zuojin Wan

Zuojin Wan [1] (Chinese: 左金丸) is a yellowish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "quench liver-fire, regulate the stomach function and relieve pain". Indications include an "attack of the stomach by liver-fire marked by epigastric and hypochondriac pain, bitterness in the mouth, heartburn and acid regurgitation, and a dislike for hot drinks".[2]

Chinese classic herbal formula

Name Chinese Grams
Rhizoma Coptidis 黄连 600
Fructus Evodiae 吴茱萸 100

See also

References

  1. Xubiao Luo, Bo Chen, Shouzhuo Yao. "Simultaneous analysis of protoberberine, indolequinoline and quinolone alkaloids in coptis–evodia herb couple and the Chinese herbal preparations by high-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray mass spectrometry", Talanta, Volume 66, Issue 1, 31 March 2005, Pages 103–110.
  2. Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China
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