四补丸 - Ethnobotany of China

四补丸 Si Bu Wan

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Formula texts are quoted from classical Chinese sources and are not translated.

Source	Northern Song ● (about 915 years ago) 《圣济总录》
Traditional knowledge – formula	柏子仁（生绢袋盛）何首乌（切作小片）肉苁蓉（切作小片）牛膝（细切，生绢袋盛）各三两
TKRC	Z01A/D175010004(盐生肉苁蓉) / Z01A/D175010001(肉苁蓉) /
IPC	A61K36/64(列当科) /

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肉苁蓉：列当科植物肉苁蓉Cistanche deserticola Y．C．Ma或管花肉苁蓉Cistanche tubulosa（Schenk） Wight的干燥带鳞叶的肉质茎。春季苗刚出土时或秋季冻土之前采挖，除去茎尖。切段，晒干。
何首乌：蓼科植物何首乌Polygonum multiflorum Thunb．的干燥块根。秋、冬二季叶枯萎时采挖，削去两端，洗净，个大的切成块，干燥。

Usage and dosage: 上药用酒三升，春、夏浸七日，秋、冬浸二七日，取牛膝、柏子仁先捣如泥，次将何首乌、苁蓉同杵为丸，如梧桐子大。每服二十丸至三十丸，空心温酒送下。

Similar formulas (legacy coded-feature distance)

Formulas with similar composition (Jaccard)

Jaccard coefficient on ingredients (shared ingredients ÷ union of ingredients); larger values mean more similar. The number of shared ingredients is given in brackets.

何首乌丸 0.75 (3)	二神丸 0.50 (2)	何首乌丸 0.50 (2)	二灵丹 0.50 (2)	还少丹 0.40 (4)
金粉丸 0.40 (2)	灵乌丹 0.40 (2)	苁蓉丸 0.40 (2)	牡蒙散 0.40 (2)	四柱丸 0.40 (2)
交藤丸 0.40 (2)	牡蒙散 0.40 (2)	威灵仙丸 0.33 (3)	苁蓉丸 0.33 (2)	苁蓉四倍丸 0.33 (2)
菟丝子丸 0.33 (2)	何首乌丸 0.33 (2)	何首乌丸 0.33 (2)	法制何首乌丸 0.33 (2)	何首乌丸 0.33 (2)

Citation

When using this traditional knowledge, please cite:
四补丸,《圣济总录》,北宋.http://ethnobotany.cn/Cntk/Details/3658365323CA4837A2898018C9CB9D38

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