Prescriptions for Replenishing Yin
Hu Qian Wan (虎潜丸): Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of 虎潜丸
Source
The book Dan Xi Xin Fa
Ingredients
Huang Bo 240 g,Gui Ban 120 g,Zhi Mu 60 g,Sheng Di Huang 60 g,Chen Pi 60 g,Bai Shao 60 g,Suo Yang 45 g,Tiger-bone (or Dog-bone) 30 g,Gan Jiang 15 g.Explanation
Shu Di, Bai Shao and Gui Ban: Nourishing the Yin and tonifying blood.
Tiger-bone (or Dog-bone): Strengthening the tendons and bones.
Huang Bo: Purging ministerial fire to consolidate the kidney-Yin.
Zhi Mu: Moisturizing the lung to clear away the lung-heat upward, replenishing the kidney-Yin downward.
Suo Yang: Warming yang and replenishing essence.
Gan Jiang and Chen Pi: Warming and strengthening the spleen, regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach.
The Effect of 虎潜丸
Effect
Nourish yin to reduce pathogenic fire, strengthen the tendons and bones.
Indications
Spermatorrhea, weak and thin pulse, enuresis, tinnitus, dizziness, sores and weakness of waist and knees, red tongue with little coating on the tongue, weakness in tendons and bones.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is made with White Spirit into pills.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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