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四神丸 Si Shen Wan

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

Source	Qing ● (about 381 years ago) 《竹林女科》
Traditional knowledge – formula	橘红二两玄胡索（醋制）当归（酒炒）各一两川郁金五钱室女经闭劳嗽。室女思虑过多，劳损而月经先闭，此由心病不能养脾，故不嗜食；脾虚则金亏，故咳嗽发热。
TKRC	Z01D4/R50.051(发热) / Z01D4/R05.X01(咳嗽) / Z01D1/181(发热) / Z01D4/R05(咳嗽) / Z01D4/R05(咳嗽) / Z01D4/R50.952(发热) / Z01D1/1822(咳嗽) / Z01D4/R05.X01(咳嗽) / Z01A/D180004357(延胡索) / Z01D1/10227(经闭) / Z01D1/1822(咳嗽) / Z01A/D015005038(当归) / Z01A/D268005010(川郁金) /
IPC	A61K36/23(伞形科，例如莳萝、细叶芹、芫荽或土茴香) / A61K36/232(当归属) / A61K36/9066(姜黄属，例如姜黄、东印度竹芋或芒果姜) / A61K36/505(紫堇属) / A61K36/66(罂粟科，例如血根草) / A61K36/906(姜科) /

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延胡索：为罂粟科植物延胡索的块茎。
当归：伞形科植物当归Angelica sinensis（Oliv．）Diels 的干燥根。秋末采挖，除去须根和泥沙，待水分稍蒸发后，捆成小把，上棚，用烟火慢慢熏干。

Indications: 室女经闭劳嗽。室女思虑过多，劳损而月经先闭，此由心病不能养脾，故不嗜食；脾虚则金亏，故咳嗽发热。

Usage and dosage: 上为末，酒糊为丸。每服一百丸，艾醋汤
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.

三神丸 0.75 (3)	玄归散 0.50 (2)	经痛饮 0.50 (2)	延胡散 0.50 (2)	郁金散 0.50 (2)
延胡索散 0.40 (2)	归芎丸 0.40 (2)	延胡索散 0.40 (2)	延胡索散 0.40 (2)	起枕散 0.40 (2)
当归散 0.40 (2)	牛膝汤 0.40 (2)	拈痛散 0.40 (2)	舒筋散 0.40 (2)	直效散 0.40 (2)
胜金散 0.40 (2)	神砂一粒丹 0.40 (2)	寻痛丸 0.40 (2)	三圣散 0.40 (2)	加味四物汤 0.40 (2)

Citation

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四神丸,《竹林女科》,清.http://ethnobotany.cn/Cntk/Details/D06B6A15C2C9452091698C3145C74BC6

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