Wind-Damp Bi

Hu Qian Wan

虎    潛    丸

Type I

Jian Bu Wan - Walk Fast and Vigorously
Hu Qian Wan - Hidden Tiger Pill
Jian Bu Hu Qian Wan - Hidden Tiger Pill to Walk Fast and Vigorously

Function: Nourishes yin, strenghtens bones, improves walking; reduces deficient fire, benefits bones.

Composition: 

	Gui Ban	Chinemys	120g
	Huang Bai	Phellodendron	150g
	Shu Di Huang	Rehmannia	60g
	Zhi Mu	Anemarrhena	60g
	Bai Shao Yao	Paeonia	60g
	Suo Yang	Conomorium	45g
	Hu Gu	Panthera	30g
	Chen Pi	Citrus	60g
	Gan Jiang	Zingiber	15g

All ingredients should be ground up as powder.  Take 10g each time, twice a day.

Indications: KI and LR yin deficiency causing bone bi-syndrome or wei syndrome.  Deficient yin cannot nourish tendons and false heat burns tendongs and muscles.  This leads to atrophy, joint swelling, or deformities.  The pain tends to be more fixed.  T: red, scanty coat; P: thin, rapid, weak.  

 

Hu Qian Wan - Type II

Composition: 

	Hu Qian Wan Type I
	Dang Gui	Angelica	10g
	Huai Niu Xi	Rx Achyranthis Bidentatae	10-35
	Yang Rou	Caro Agnellinae (sheep meet)	20-32g

All ingredients should be ground up as powder.  Take 10g each time, twice a day.

Indications: Same as Type I

Differences:  Dang gui combined with shu di can tonify blood and nourish jing better.  Niu xi with suo yang can direct the herbs downward and strenghten the bones and tendons.  Yang rou with gui ban once tonifies yang, and once nourishes yin, so as to keep balance.

Reference: Yi Fang Ji Jie.  Collected Explanation of Prescriptions.  Wang Ang.  1682 A.D.