Po Chai Pills (Bao Ji Wan) 保济丸
Protect and Relieve Pills
Po Chai Pills are a famous patent medicine made by Li Ching Shing in Hong Kong. It is packaged as small vials containing 1.9 grams of very small pills, 1–2 vials being taken as a dose.
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
famous patent medicine from Li Chung Shing Ltd.
Po Chai Pills were created by Li Shiu Kei in Foshan, Guangdong, in 1896
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Herb Name |
Latin |
Amount |
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Poria cocos |
14% |
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Aucklandia lappa |
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Atractylodes lancea |
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Pogostemon cablin |
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Angelica dahurica |
8% ea. |
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Pueraria lobata |
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Magnolia officinalis |
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Coicis lachryma-jobi |
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Sun Kook tea |
type of tea |
7% ea. |
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Trichosanthes kirilowi |
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Hordei Fructus Germinantus |
5 1⁄2 % ea. |
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Mentha haplocalyx |
4 1⁄2 % |
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Halloysitum rubrum |
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Chrysanthemum morifolium |
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Citrus tangerina |
3 1⁄2 % ea. |
Preparation:
Pills; comes in small vials containing 1.9 grams of small pills
Function:
Clears Acute Damp-Heat, stops Diarrhea
Use:
1. Acute Damp-Heat Diarrhea (usually in damp, tropical environments during the summer; ‘Traveller’s Diarrhea’)
2. Acute abdominal distention and pain from overeating
3. Food poisoning
4. Acute Gastroenteritis, Summer Flu
Dose:
1–2 small bottles (1.9–3.8 grams) every 2 hours in acute conditions; half dose for children
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
Comment:
A famous medicine, very useful for Traveller’s Diarrhea and acute Gastroenteritis.
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