八味沉香散

bāwèichénxiāngsǎn

A yellowish brown powder used in traditional Tibetan medicine to "remove heat from the heart, to treat angina pectoris and coronary heart disease, to calm the mind, and to induce resuscitation when there is impairment of consciousness and delirium due to febrile diseases".

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Entry Composition

1 八 bā eight
2 味 wèi
  1. taste
  2. smell
  3. (fig.) (noun suffix) feel
  4. quality
  5. sense
  6. (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
3 沉香 chénxiāng Chinese eaglewood; agarwood tree; lignum aloes (Aquilaria agallocha)
=4 散 sàn variant of 散 sàn
=4 散 sǎn
  1. scattered
  2. loose
  3. to come loose
  4. to fall apart
  5. leisurely
  6. powdered medicine
=4 散 sàn
  1. to scatter
  2. to break up (a meeting etc)
  3. to disperse
  4. to disseminate
  5. to dispel
  6. (coll.) to sack