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Formula消食剂· 消食化滞

保和丸

Bǎo Hé Wán

Preserve Harmony Pill

Zhu Danxi's formula from Dan Xi Xin Fa for comprehensive food stagnation. Shan zha digests meat, shen qu digests alcohol and stale foods, lai fu zi digests grains and starches—the three together address all types of dietary accumulation. Combined with ban xia, chen pi, fu ling, and lian qiao for qi-moving, phlegm-transforming, heat-clearing support.

Source《脾胃论》《丹溪心法·卷三·积聚痞块》

Treatment Principle

消食和胃

Reduce food accumulation and harmonize the Stomach

Formula Rhyme

保和神曲与山楂，苓夏陈翘菔子加。炊饼为丸淡水下，食积成滞用之佳。

—— 方剂学方歌（传统汤头歌诀）

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
山楂Shān Zhā	君Sovereign	18g	善消肉食油腻之积，为君药
莱菔子Lái Fú Zǐ	臣Minister	9g	下气消食，长于消谷面之积
半夏Bàn Xià	佐Assistant	9g	燥湿化痰，和胃降逆
陈皮Chén Pí	佐Assistant	9g	理气和胃，化湿醒脾
茯苓Fú Líng	佐Assistant	9g	健脾渗湿，和中止泻
连翘Lián Qiào	佐Assistant	3g	食积易郁而化热，连翘清其郁热

Preparation · 煎服法

上为末，炊饼为丸，如梧桐子大，每服七八十丸，食远白汤下。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-17

PractitionerPatientDate

保和丸Bǎo Hé Wán

Preserve Harmony Pill

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
山楂	Shān Zhā	Jun (Sovereign)	18g
莱菔子	Lái Fú Zǐ	Chen (Minister)	9g
半夏	Bàn Xià	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
陈皮	Chén Pí	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
茯苓	Fú Líng	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
连翘	Lián Qiào	Zuo (Assistant)	3g

Preparation: 上为末，炊饼为丸，如梧桐子大，每服七八十丸，食远白汤下。

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  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Bǎo Hé Wán 保和丸 (Preserve Harmony Pill)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/bao-he-wan},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

山楂Shān Zhā

君Sovereign

18g

善消肉食油腻之积，为君药

下气消食，长于消谷面之积

燥湿化痰，和胃降逆

理气和胃，化湿醒脾

健脾渗湿，和中止泻

食积易郁而化热，连翘清其郁热

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

山楂

Shān Zhā

Jun (Sovereign)

18g

莱菔子

Lái Fú Zǐ

Chen (Minister)

半夏

Bàn Xià

Zuo (Assistant)

陈皮

Chén Pí

Zuo (Assistant)

茯苓

Fú Líng

Zuo (Assistant)

连翘

Lián Qiào

Zuo (Assistant)

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