HERB FORMULAS

HEI XI DAN - 黑錫丹 - LEAD SPECIAL PILL

English: Lead Special Pill
Also Known As: Black Tin Elixir

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Plumbum Hei Xi 60g Anchors Yang, descends Qi and calms wheezing and gasping.
Dry-fried with Liu Huang, anchors Yang within Yin (preparing together helps reduce the toxicity of each).
Sulfur Liu Huang 60g Warms and tonifies the Ming Men and warms Kidney Yang..
With Zhi Fu Zi and Rou Gui, for wheezing, low back pain and impotence due to Ming Men Deficiency and Kidneys Not Grasping Qi.
With Zhi Fu Zi, Chen Xiang and Rou Gui, for asthma caused by Kidney Yang Deficiency and Cold
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 30g Warms Ming Men Fire, disperses Cold, warms the Spleen and tonifies Kidney Yang.
With Rou Gui, warms the Kidneys, reinforces Yang and returns Ming Men Fire to its source.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 60g Warms the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, disperses deep Cold, strengthens Ming Men Fire and leads the Fire back to its source .
Actinolitum Yang Qi Shi 30g Warms the Kidneys, Lower Jiao and Ming Men.
With Bu Gu Zhi and Hu Lu Ba, warms the Ming Men, eliminates Cold and assists in leading floating Yang back to its source.
Fr. and Sm. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi 30g Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang.
Sm. Trigonellae Hu Lu Ba 30g Warms the Kidneys.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Bu Gu Zhi, for pain and Cold sensation in the lower abdomen, lower extremities, and lower back.
Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang 30g Warms the Kidneys and expels Cold.
With Mu Xiang, Rou Dou Kou and Chen Xiang, warms the Middle Jiao , regulates and descends Qi, eliminates Phlegm and warms the Kidneys, enabling the formula to tonify without stagnation.
With Bu Gu Zhi, for Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 30g Moves Qi and warms the Middle Jiao.
Sm. Myristicae Rou Dou Kou 30g Warms the Middle Jiao, moves Qi and astringes the Intestines.
With Mu Xiang, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold with anorexia, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
With Bu Gu Zhi, for daybreak diarrhea due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency Cold.
Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang 30g Descends Qi, warms the Kidneys and assists the Kidneys in Grasping Qi.
With Bu Gu Zhi and Zhi Fu Zi, for wheezing due to Deficiency Cold of the Lower Jiao.
Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi 30g Cools and balances the formula and regulates Liver Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms and strengthens the Ming Men
  • Forces floating Yang downward

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yang Deficiency: Kidney Not Grasping Qi
  • Lung and Kidney Qi Deficiency
  • Running Piglet Disorder

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Wheezing and gasping for breath
  • Extremely cold extremities
  • Unremitting cold perspiration
  • A sensation of Qi rapidly rising from the lower abdomen to the chest
  • Chest distention, pain and fullness
  • Hypochondriac and epigastric distention, pain and fullness
  • Impotence
  • Male infertility Irregular menstruation
  • Dyspnea
  • Borborygmus
  • Loose stools
  • Diarrhea
  • Abdominal pain due to Cold hernia disorders
  • Clear, watery vaginal discharge
  • Infertility
  • T: Pale
  • C: White and slippery
  • P: Deep and minute

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Do not use more than two weeks.
  • Contraindicated for those with External invasion.
  • Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency.
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Hei Xi is a potentially toxic heavy metal and is rarely used as a medicinal substance today.
  • It is discussed here for informational purposes only.

MODIFICATIONS