Ba Sheng Dan - 八圣丹 - Eight Sacred Pill

English:	Eight Sacred Pill
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li	6-15g	Anchors Yang, Calms the Liver, Dredges Liver Qi and disperses Stagnation and clumping.
Rx. Dipsaci	Xu Duan	6-21g	Calms the fetus and prevents miscarriage, Stops uterine bleeding, Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys.
Fr. Rubi	Fu Pen Zi	2-12g	Tonifies and stabilizes the Kidneys and astringes Jing and urine.
Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi	5-18g	Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and Yin and benefits Jing.
Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	6-12g	Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens Kidney Yang, stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding.
Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi	6-18g	Strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine, benefits the marrow, tonifies the Kidneys and Liver and calms the fetus.
Sm. Euryales	Qian Shi	8-30g	Astringes Jing, Expels Dampness, Stabilizes the Kidneys, Stops discharge.
Stamen Nelumbinis	Lian Xu	1.5-9g	Stabilizes the Kidneys and astringes Jing.

Formula Actions

• Strengthens the Kidneys
• Nourishes the Liver
• Nourishes and astringes Yin

Syndromes

• Kidney Yin Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

Long-term infertility Early menstruation Possibly a history of late menarche Irregular periods Infrequent menstruation Decreased menses with light colored Blood and no blood clots Period either scanty or heavy Prolonged menstrual cycle Amenorrhea Loss of libido Emaciation Dizziness Night sweating Blurred vision Palpitations Insomnia

Tinnitus Hearing loss A weak lower body Five sole Heat or Low-grade fever in the afternoon Back soreness Aches and weakness in the waist and legs Dry mouth Dry bowl movements Dry vagina Cold limbs A dusky complexion Dull-pale complexion T: Red C: Little or None P: Thready and rapid or Floating and Empty

Treats

Infertility

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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