丸散膏丹
wán​sǎn​gāo​dān

Chinese medicine forms

  • created sense approved 丸散膏丹 · wán​sǎn​gāo​dān · Chinese medicine forms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丸散膏丹

    wán​sǎn​gāo​dān

    Chinese medicine forms

    A collective term for the four main forms of traditional Chinese medicine: pills, powders, ointments, and pellets; commonly used to refer to traditional Chinese medicine preparations in general.

    丸 (literal) → 丸 · wán · ball 散 (literal) → 散 · sǎn · powder 膏 (literal) → 膏 · gāo · paste 丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · pellet

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