HERB FORMULAS

SHOU WU PIAN - 首烏片 - POLYGONUM PILL

English: Polygonum Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu 9-30g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood, nourishes Jing and expels Wind from the skin by nourishing the Blood.
Sm. Sesame Nigrum Hei Zhi Ma 9-30g Nourishes and fortifies Liver and Kidney Yin and nourishes Jing and Blood.
With He Shou Wu, Nu Zhen Zi, Han Lian Cao and Sang Shen, for prematurely gray hair.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 9-30g Nourishes Yin, Jing and Blood.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency.
With Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong and Bai Shao, for anemia.
Fr. Mori Sang Shen 6-30g Tonifies the Blood and enriches Yin.
With With He Shou Wu, Nu Zhen Zi and Han Lian Cao . for premature graying due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency.
Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi 4.5-18g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin.
With He Shou Wu and Hei Zhi Ma, for premature graying of hair.
Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao 9-15g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Nu Zhen Zi, for dizziness, blurred vision, and premature graying of the hair due to severe Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with ascendant Yang.
With Nu Zhen Zi and Sang Shen, for tonification that is best done over a long period of time.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 5-30g Nourishes the Blood.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 9-30g Tonifies Qi and Blood.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood.
With Huang Qi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
With Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang, and Chuan Xiong, for Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-10g Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi.
With Dang Gui, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen 4-21g Discharges Exterior conditions, releases the muscles, especially of the neck and upper back and raises Spleen Yang.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 3-10g Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, adjusts the Ying and Wei, d releases the muscle layer, warms the channels and collaterals, unblocks Yang, transforms Qi and warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels.
With Bai Shao, for External Wind-Cold with disharmony between the Ying and Wei.
With Chuan Xiong, expels Wind-Dampness and warms the channels and collaterals.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 2-15g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Fr. Jujube Da Zao 10-30g Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood, calms the Spirit and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies Yang
  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Tonifies Jing

SYNDROMES

  • Deficiency of Blood and Jing

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Alopecia
  • Low sperm mobility, morphology and motility
  • Premature graying of the hair
  • Vaginal discharge

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For hyperlipoproteinemia  
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang    
   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang    
   
       
       
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang