HERB FORMULAS

HE CHE DA ZAO WAN - 河车大造丸 - PLACENTA GREAT FORTIFYING PILLS

English: Placenta Great Fortifying Pills
Also Known As: Placenta Compound Restorative Pills

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban 9-45g Nourishes Yin, anchors the Yang, benefits the Kidneys, strengthens the bones, nourishes the Blood, enriches Yin, stabilizes the Chong and Ren channels, cools the Blood, stops uterine bleeding and tonifies the Heart.
Placenta Hominis Zi He Che 1.5-5g Tonifies Liver and Kidneys, strengthens Jing, tonifies Qi and nourishes the Blood.
With Huang Bai and Gui Ban, for Steaming bone disorder, cough, emaciation, and night sweats from Yin Deficiency.
With Huang Bai,Tian Men Dong and Gui Ban, for chronic cough with Yin Deficient Heat.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 6-14g Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood and promotes the generation of Body Fluids.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with fatigue, a sensation of fullness in the abdomen, dizziness, lethargy, shortness of breath, anorexia and loose stools or diarrhea.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 6-16g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis,nourishes the Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones, benefits the joints, descends Blood and Fire and
clears Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
With Du Zhong, for low back and extremity pain and weakness due to Bi pain or Kidney Deficiency.
Fr. Amomi Sha Ren 1.5-7g Promotes the movement of Qi, aromatically transforms Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, stops vomiting, warms the Middle, stops diarrhea, calms the fetus, prevents miscarriage and prevents Stagnation from tonic herbs.
Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong 5-15g Nourishes the Kidney Yin.
With Mai Men Dong, for dry cough, thirst, and other symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids and the aftermath of a febrile disease.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 3-12g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao and drains Kidney Fire.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 6-15g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin, stops cough, nourishes Stomach Yin, generates fluids, moistens the Intestines, clears the Heart and eliminates irritability.
With Tian Men Dong, for Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency with consumptive cough and occasional hemoptysis.
Poria Fu Ling 9-18g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong 8-16g Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver,
strengthens the sinews and bones, aids the smooth flow of Qi and Blood and lowers blood pressure.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies Kidney Yang
  • Regulates the Chong and Ren vessels
  • Nourishes the Liver and Kidneys
  • Tonifies Deficient Yin
  • Nourishes Blood, Qi and Jing
  • Replenishes Kidney, Heart and Liver Yin,
  • Relieves Empty Fire due to Deficiency of Yin

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency
  • Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Weak legs
  • Lower back ache
  • Low-grade fever in the afternoon
  • Fatigue
  • Red cheeks
  • Hot flushed face
  • Spermatorrhea due to Deficient Yin
  • Nocturnal emissions
  • Fever with thirst
  • Burning soles of feet
  • Hot flashes
  • Night sweating
  • Dry cough
  • Headache
  • Restlessness
  • Early periods
  • Pale dilute menstrual Blood
  • Nocturia
  • General feeling of being Cold
  • Restless insomnia
  • Vertigo,
  • T: Pale and swollen or Red
  • C: Thin and white or Little or None
  • P: Deep and weak or Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Adults take 8 pills, 3 times a day with light salt water.
  • This formula supports healthy limb function and strength, and general well being.
  • It is also useful following Blood loss in childbirth, surgery, or traumatic bleeding.

MODIFICATIONS

For alopecia:  
- Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen    
- Fr. Amomi Sha Ren    
+ Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen    
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang