Shou Wu Pian - 首烏片 - Polygonum Pill

English:	Polygonum Pill
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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

Alopecia Male infertility

Prematurely gray hair Vaginal discharge

Contraindications And 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