Natural Chinese Herbal Formulas That Nourish and Tonify Yin

Hu Qian Wan

Hidden Tiger Pill

Main Action of Hu Qian Wan
The functions of this TCM Herbal formula are to nourish the yin fluids, causes fire to descend and strengthens the sinews and bones. This chinese medicine formula is best suited for conditions of atrophy due to liver and kidney deficiency. There will be deficiency heat and deficiency of blood and essence leading to poor nourishment of both the sinews and bones.

Indications and Symptoms for Hu Qian Wan
weakness of the lower back, weakness of the knees, sinew deterioration, bone disorders, wasting of the muscles of lower extremities, difficulty walking Tongue - red body, slight coat Pulse - thin, frail

Herbal Ingredients of Hu Qian Wan

Jiu Chao Huang Bai (Wine Fried Cortex Phellodendri, Amur Cork Tree Bark, Phellodendron)

- 150g. -drains fire, clears heat, dries dampness in bones, tonify kidneys Jiu

Chao Zhi Mu (Wine Fried Rhizoma Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis, Anemarrhena Rhizome)

- 30g. -drains fire, clear heat

Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Glutinosae Conquitae, Rehmannia)

- 60g. -nourish yin, tonify kidneys Su

Zhi Gui Ban (Deep Fried Plastrum Testudinis, Fresh Water Turtle Shell, Ventral)

- 120g. -nourish yin, tonify kidneys

Bai Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae, White Peony Root, Peony)

- 60g. -nourish sinews and bones

Hu Gu (Os Tigris, Tiger Bone - Not Used Today)

- 60g. -tonify bones and sinews

Suo Yang (Herba Cynomorii Songarici, Fleshy Stem of Cynomorium)

- 45g. -tonify bones and sinews, warms yang

Gan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis, Dried ginger rhizome, Ginger)

- 15g. -harmonizes other properties of herbs within formula.

Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Tangerine Peel, Citrus)

- 60g. -regulates middle burner Qi

Cooking Preparation of Hu Qian Wan
When preparing this natural medicine formula Hu Gu (Tiger Bone) is not used and another herb is used to replace this endangered species. The ingredients within this Herbal formula should be ground into a fine powder and rolled into pills using wine. Each dosage should be 9 grams and taken with honey. Each dosage should be taken every morning and every evening with salted warm water. The dosage is usually reduced when the formula is decocted.

Additional Information on Hu Qian Wan
This formula is a modification of Da Bu Yin Wan (Great tonify the Yin Pill) wich is primarily used to treat deficiency fire. Hu Qian Wan will nourish essences and blood while strengthening the bones and sinews. When the appropriate symptoms are present, this Chinese Herbal formula is able to treat such disorders as sequelae of polio and tuberculosis of the knee.