HERB FORMULAS

TAI SHAN PAN SHI SAN

English: Tai Shan Bedrock Powder
Also Known As: Great Mountain Bedrock Powder
Powder that Gives the Stability of Mount Tai

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 3-6g Powerfully tonifies Yuan Qi, tonifies Spleen Stomach, Lung and Heart Qi and calms the Spirit.
With Shu Di Huang, for severe Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
With Bai Zhu, tonifies the transformation and transportation functions of the Spleen.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 12-15g Tonifies Qi and Blood and strengthens the Spleen.
With Ren Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, fatigue, tired extremities and spontaneous sweat.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
With Dang Gui, for thirst in patients with a weak pulse due to Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 1.5-10g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness, promotes water metabolism and calms the fetus.
With Huang Qin, for restless fetus with internal Heat and unstable pregnancy with Qi Deficiency and Interior Heat.
With Ren Shen and Huang Qi, for restless fetus due to Qi Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang and Bai Shao, for restless fetus due to Blood Deficiency, often with palpitations.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 1.5-6g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Bai shao, moderates spasms and alleviates pain, for painful spasms of the leg or abdomen.
With Ren Shen, relieves palpitations and anxiety.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-8g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and regulates the menses.
With Huang Qi, for Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
With Bai Shao, Chuan Xiong and Shu Di Huang, for menstrual irregularity, amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood and treats Blood Deficiency Heat.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
With Ren Shen, Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang and Bai Zhu, for general menstrual disorders with fatigue and weakness due to Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-6g Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 3-6g Nourishes the Blood and regulates menstruation.
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.
With Huang Qin, cools Heat and nourishes the Blood for calming the fetus which is disturbed by Heat .
With Ren Shen, Huang Qi and Bai Zhu, for menstrual disorders with Qi Deficiency signs such as fatigue, weakness, and pale and scanty menstrual Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 12-15g Nourishes the Blood, Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
With Sha Ren, for Blood loss with Spleen Deficiency.
With Bai Shao, Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for anemia.
With Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Dang Gui, Xu Duan and Sha Ren, for Restless fetus or habitual miscarriage.
Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan 3-6g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, stops uterine bleeding, calms the fetus and prevents miscarriage.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 3-6g Clears Heat, dries Dampness and calms the fetus.
With Bai Zhu and Dang Gui, for restless fetus due to Heat.
Fr. Amomi Sha Ren 1.5-6g Promotes the movement of Qi, aromatically transforms Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, warms the Middle, calms the fetus and prevents miscarriage.
With Huang Qin, for restless fetus due to Heat.
With Bai Zhu and Ren Shen, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiencies.
Rx. Oryzae Glutinosae Nuo Dao Gen 5g Stops sweat due to Deficiency and reduces low-grade fevers.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies Qi
  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Calms the fetus

SYNDROMES

  • Qi and Blood Deficiencies failing to nourish the fetus

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • A history of miscarriage or threatened miscarriage
  • Fatigue
  • Anorexia
  • Restless fetus
  • General weakness
  • Light red Blood
  • Constant lower abdominal pain
  • Insomnia
  • A pale or sallow complexion
  • Lassitude
  • Palpitations
  • Dizziness
  • Low back pain
  • T: Pale
  • C: Slippery or Thin and white
  • P: Slippery and forceless or Deep and weak

TREATS

  • Threatened miscarriage
  • Habitual miscarriage
  • Painful menstruation
  • Uterine prolapse
  • Restless fetus
  • Pernicious vomiting
  • Amenorrhea

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • While taking this formula, avoid excessive emotions, alcohol and sour, spicy and hot foods.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • This formula secures the fetus by nourishing the Chong and Ren channels

MODIFICATIONS

For more severe Heat: For a weak Stomach:
+ Less Fr. Amomi Sha Ren + More Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ More Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Less Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For nausea and vomiting:
For unstable pregnancy:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
For more severe Deficiency with soreness of the back and knees:
or
 + Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Sm Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
For insomnia and palpitations:
+ Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye + Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
For threatened miscarriage with vaginal bleeding:
+ Arillus Longan Long Yan Rou
+ Colla Corii Asini E Jiao + Caul. Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng
+ Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye
For severe vomiting:
For depletion of Body Fluids:
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For low back pain:
+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
+ Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
For vomiting of yellow or greenish bile:
+ Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
For excessive bleeding:
For uterine prolapse:
+ Colla Corii Asini E Jiao + Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
+ Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao