二十五味珍珠丸

Chinese
twenty-five; 25 taste pearl; tapioca pearl pill
simp. and trad.
(二十五味珍珠丸)		 二十五 味 珍珠 丸

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): èrshíwǔwèi zhēnzhū wán
    (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄣ ㄓㄨ ㄨㄢˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: èrshíwǔwèi zhēnzhū wán
      • Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄣ ㄓㄨ ㄨㄢˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellshywuuwey jenju wan
      • IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ u̯än³⁵/

Noun

二十五味珍珠丸

  1. A bitter and pungent pill used in traditional Tibetan medicine to "induce sedation, promote the restoration of consciousness, when there is apoplexy, hemiplegia, distortion of the face, coma, confusion, delirium, or mania".

Some of the ingredients in Ershiwuwei Zhenzhu pills are:

Name Chinese (S)
Margarita 珍珠
Semen Myristicae 肉豆蔻
Calx Pulveratum 石灰粉
Fructus Tsaoko 草果
Flos Caryophylli 丁香
Stigma Croci 红花
Calculus Bovis 牛黄
Moschus 麝香

References
  • State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). "Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volume I)". Chemical Industry Press. →ISBN.
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