HERB FORMULAS

NU KE BAI ZI REN WAN - 女科柏子仁囊 - ARBORVITAE SEED PILLS FOR WOMEN'S DISORDERS

English: Arborvitae Seed Pills for Women's Disorders
Also Known As: Platycladus Seed Pill for Females
Bai Zi Ren Wan
Platycladus Seed Pill
Biota and Cyathula Formula

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren 9-16g Nourishes the Heart calms the Spirit and Astringes Yin Deficiency sweat.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 15-90g Nourishes the Blood, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow.
Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan 12-60g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, stops uterine bleeding, promotes the movement of Blood and alleviates pain.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 9-16g Activates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes the Liver and Kidney Yin and descends Blood and Fire.
Hb. Selanginellae Tamariscinae Juan Bai 9-16g Stops bleeding, disperses Wind, activates the Blood circulation and regulates menstruation.
Hb. Lycopi Ze Lan 12-60g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and regulates menstruation.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies the Blood
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Calms the Shen
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Unblocks menstruation

SYNDROMES

  • Irregular menstruation and amenorrhea due to Blood and Yin Deficiency
  • Irregular menstruation and amenorrhea due to Blood and Yin Deficiency with Blood Stasis

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Amenorrhea of gradual onset
  • Soreness of the lower back
  • Abdominal pain
  • Emaciation
  • Achy and uncomfortable flesh and bones of the hands and feet
  • Anxiety
  • Dizziness
  • Light headedness
  • Tidal fever
  • General disquietude
  • Gradually worsening afternoon fevers
  • T: Red
  • C: Scanty
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Take 30 pills the size of a rice grain in rice water on an empty Stomach.
  • It is often taken as a decoction.

MODIFICATIONS

For headache due to Blood Deficiency: For low back pain due to Qi Deficiency:
+ Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui + Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For abnormal pain due to Blood Stagnation:
For amenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency:
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ Four Substances Decoction
Si Wu Tang
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua
For amenorrhea due to Blood Stagnation:
For amenorrhea due to overexertion
+ Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi
Tao Ren Cheng Qi Tang
+ Minor Bupleurum
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
For severe Blood Stasis with stabbing lower abdominal pain, a purple and clotted menses
for Spleen Deficient digestive problems:
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ Hb. Verbenae Ma Bian Cao
+ Two Solstice Pill
Er Zhi Wan
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua
For Blood Deficient headaches:
+ Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
For insomnia:
+ Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
+ Cx. Albizziae He Huan Pi
For amenorrhea with a scanty amount of Blood:
+ Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng + Hb. Lycopi Ze Lan
    + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
    + Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
    + Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao