麻仁丸

麻仁丸

Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	humane; kernel	pill
simp. and trad. (麻仁丸)		麻	仁	丸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): márén wán

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: márén wán
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maren wan
    • IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ ʐən³⁵ u̯än³⁵/

Noun

麻仁丸

1. A yellowish-brown pill used in traditional Chinese medicine "to cause laxation and treat constipation".

Maren pills have the following herbal ingredients:

Name	Chinese (S)	Grams
Fructus Cannabis	火麻仁	200
Semen Armeniacae Amarum	苦杏仁	100
Radix et Rhizoma Rhei	大黄	200
Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (stir-baked)	枳实 (炒)	200
Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (processed with ginger)	厚朴 (姜炙)	100
Radix Paeoniae Alba (stir-baked)	白芍 (炒)	200

References

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