formula | Black Rehmannia Pill Hei Di Huang Wan |
source | Volume II of Suwen Bingji Qiyi Baomingji |
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bubble_chart Composition Atractylodes 500 gm (soaked in rice water), Rehmannia 500 gm, Sichuan ginger (30 gm in winter, 15 gm in summer, 21 gm in spring).
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind into a fine powder, mix with jujube pulp to form pills as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 100-200 pills each time, before meals, with rice soup or wine.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Tonifying and replenishing the spleen and kidney.
bubble_chart Indications
Spleen and kidney deficiency, overexertion leading to deficiency damage, emaciation and weakness, sallow complexion, pale and swollen tongue texture, weak pulse; and long-term hemorrhoids due to blood deficiency.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
The formula includes Prepared Rehmannia Root to nourish yin and blood, Atractylodes Rhizome to dry dampness and invigorate the spleen, and is enhanced with Dried Ginger to warm and activate the middle energizer, strengthening spleen qi. The combination of these herbs nourishes without being cloying, warms without being drying, and collectively achieves the effect of tonifying and replenishing the spleen and kidney.