五子衍宗丸

Chinese

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Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: wǔzǐ yǎnzōng wán [Phonetic: wúzíyǎnzōngwán]
      • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄗˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄨㄢˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuutzyy yeantzong wan
      • IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ u̯a̠n³⁵/

Noun

五子衍宗丸

  1. A deep brown pill used in traditional Chinese medicine "to replenish the kidney with vital essence in the treatment of deficiency syndrome of the kidney marked by backache, dribbling of urine after micturition, seminal emission, premature ejaculation, impotence and sterility".

Wuzi Yanzong pills have the following herbal ingredients:

Name Chinese (S) Grams
Fructus Lycii 枸杞子 400
Semen Cuscutae (stir-baked) 大豆菟丝子 (炒) 400
Fructus Rubi 覆盆子 200
Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis seu Fructus Schisandrae Sphenantherae (steamed) 五味子 (蒸) 50
Semen Plantaginis (stir-baked with salt) 车前子 (盐炙) 100

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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