Talk:Po Chai Pills

Hi, I think the subject should be changed to "Po Chai Pills", but I don't know how to do it. Anyone bother to do it? Thanks.

I remember back in College (12 years ago or so...) My girlfriend's father would go to Hong Kong and bring back Po Chai Pills. These things would cure a hangover in nothing flat! I look for them in Chinatown near Chicago once in awhile, but I'm not sure if the formulation is the same in the states as it is elsewhere. That, or the placebo effect was better when I was in college!!!!

I think it did the trick back in the day. If anyone knows any more about this stuff, please share.

I have been using Po Chi for 50 years (in US) without any known ill effects, that I know of. Usually take 1 dose (1 bottle) for am upset stomach. For diarrhea I take 2 doses. For me, that usually is all I need for those types of low level G.I. problems. I have never needed to take more than that and don't have any experience with longer G.I. illness or long term dosage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:304:CD9D:1610:5D83:2B05:E98A:D65C (talk) 22:16, 15 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

Mabar1 00:53, 26 December 2006 (UTC)mabar1Reply

Fixing the list of ingredients

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The "Ingredients" list for 'Po Chai Pills' is incomplete (compared to the picture of the label list of ingredients) and contains many errors. These are here enumerated, and can be easily verified.

1) Missing from the list at the left (but on the label at the right):

Radix Angelica Dahurica - Angelica root (Bai-Zhi);

Flos Chrysanthemi indici - Chrysanthemum flower (Ju-Hua);

Semen Coicis - Jobs tears (Yi-Yi-Ren).

2) Errors in the item descriptions that are already in the list:

Halloysitum is a "mineral";

Cang-Zhu is Rhizoma Atractylodes Macrocephala;

sprouted rice (Gu-Ya) is Oryzae Sativae (not "Satiae");

Sclerotium (not "Selerotrum") Poria Cocos -- a mushroom / fungus;

Ju Hong is Citri reticulatae Expocarpium rubrum - tangerine rind or peel (NOT "tangerined");

Massa Fermentata is a Leaven (not "Neaven"), and NOT "leaves".

Chris Macie (talk) 09:24, 7 August 2014 (UTC)Reply