Hei Xi Dan - 黑錫丹 - Lead Special Pill

English:	Lead Special Pill
Also Known As:	Black Tin Elixir

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Plumbum	Hei Xi	60g	Anchors Yang, descends Qi and calms wheezing and gasping. Dry-fried with Liu Huang, anchors Yang within Yin (preparing together helps reduce the toxicity of each).
Sulfur	Liu Huang	60g	Warms and tonifies the Ming Men and warms Kidney Yang.. With Zhi Fu Zi and Rou Gui, for wheezing, low back pain and impotence due to Ming Men Deficiency and Kidneys Not Grasping Qi. With Zhi Fu Zi, Chen Xiang and Rou Gui, for asthma caused by Kidney Yang Deficiency and Cold
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	30g	Disperses Cold, Tonifies Kidney Yang, Warms Ming Men Fire, Warms the Spleen. With Rou Gui, warms the Kidneys, reinforces Yang and returns Ming Men Fire to its source.
Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui	60g	Warms the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, disperses deep Cold, strengthens Ming Men Fire and leads the Fire back to its source .
Actinolitum	Yang Qi Shi	30g	Warms the Kidneys, Lower Jiao and Ming Men. With Bu Gu Zhi and Hu Lu Ba, warms the Ming Men, eliminates Cold and assists in leading floating Yang back to its source.
Fr. and Sm. Psoraliae	Bu Gu Zhi	30g	Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang.
Sm. Trigonellae	Hu Lu Ba	30g	Warms the Kidneys. With Zhi Fu Zi and Bu Gu Zhi, for pain and Cold sensation in the lower abdomen, lower extremities, and lower back.
Fr. Foeniculi	Xiao Hui Xiang	30g	Warms the Kidneys and expels Cold. With Mu Xiang, Rou Dou Kou and Chen Xiang, warms the Middle Jiao , regulates and descends Qi, eliminates Phlegm and warms the Kidneys, enabling the formula to tonify without stagnation. With Bu Gu Zhi, for Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang	30g	Moves Qi and warms the Middle Jiao.
Sm. Myristicae	Rou Dou Kou	30g	Warms the Middle Jiao, moves Qi and astringes the Intestines. With Mu Xiang, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold with anorexia, diarrhea and abdominal pain. With Bu Gu Zhi, for daybreak diarrhea due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency Cold.
Lignum Aquilariae	Chen Xiang	30g	Descends Qi, warms the Kidneys and assists the Kidneys in Grasping Qi. With Bu Gu Zhi and Zhi Fu Zi, for wheezing due to Deficiency Cold of the Lower Jiao.
Fr. Toosendan	Chuan Lian Zi	30g	Cools and balances the formula and regulates Liver Qi.

Formula Actions

• Warms and strengthens the Ming Men
• Forces floating Yang downward

Syndromes

• Kidney Yang Deficiency: Kidney Not Grasping Qi
• Lung and Kidney Qi Deficiency
• Running Piglet Disorder

Clinical Manifestations

Wheezing and gasping for breath Extremely cold extremities Unremitting cold perspiration A sensation of Qi rapidly rising from the lower abdomen to the chest Chest distention, pain and fullness Hypochondriac and epigastric distention, pain and fullness Impotence Male infertility Irregular menstruation

Dyspnea Borborygmus Loose stools Diarrhea Abdominal pain due to Cold hernia disorders Clear, watery vaginal discharge Infertility T: Pale C: White and slippery P: Deep and minute

Treats

Acute and chronic bronchial asthma Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis Stomach cancer Cor pulmonare Impotence Vaginal discharge Weakness Edema Unremitting cold perspiration Bronchiectasis

Emphysema Cough COPD Diarrhea Abdominal pain due to Cold hernial disorders Neurasthenia Gasping Hernia Dyspnea Urinary incontinence on coughing

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Hei Xi is a potentially toxic heavy metal and is rarely used as a medicinal substance today.
• It is discussed here for informational purposes only.

Modifications