Hǔ Qián Wán (Hidden Tiger Pill)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Tonify the Qi

Actions:

• Nourishes the Yin, descends Fire, Strengthens the Bones and Sinews

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Red tongue with little coat

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Thin frail pulse

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Preparation Notes:

• Pills. Grind all ingredients into an even powder and use wine or honey to form into pills.
• Take a 9 gram pill in the morning and evening with warm or salted water.
• To prepare as a decoction, reduce dosages appropriately.

Originally Appeared In:

• Teachings of Dan Xi (Dan Xi Xin Fa)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Kidneys, Lungs, Stomach, Heart, Liver, Spleen, Large Intestine

Substances in this Formula (9 Total):

	Huang Bai (Phellodendron or Amur Cork tree Bark) 黄柏 Qty: 150 grams (wine-fried) Chan: KI, BL Prop: Bitter, Cold Latin: Cortex Phellodendri Cat: Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
	Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome) 知母 Qty: 30 grams (wine-fried) Chan: LU, ST, KI Prop: Bitter, Cold Latin: Rhizoma Anemarrhenae Aspheloidis Cat: Herbs that Drain Fire
	Shu Di Huang (Chinese Foxglove Root, Steamed with Water or Alcohol, Rehmannia) 熟地黄 Qty: 60 grams Chan: LIV, KI, (HT) Prop: Sweet, Slightly Warm Latin: Processed Radix Rehmanniae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Gui Ban (Fresh Water Turtle Shell, Testudinis) 龟板 Qty: 120 grams (deep-fried) Chan: HT, KI, LIV Prop: Salty, Sweet, Cold Latin: Plastrum Testudinis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yin
	Bai Shao (White Peony Root) 白芍 Qty: 60 grams Chan: LIV, SP Prop: Bitter, Sour, Cool Latin: Radix Albus Paeoniae Lactiflorae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Hu Gu (Tiger Bone) 虎骨 Qty: 60 grams Chan: LIV, KI Prop: Spicy, Sweet, Warm Latin: Os Tigris Cat: Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
	Suo Yang (Fleshy Stem of Cynomorium) 锁阳 Qty: 45 grams Chan: LI, KI, LIV Prop: Sweet, Warm Latin: Herba Cynomorii Songarici Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yang
	Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger Rhizome) 干姜 Qty: 15 grams Chan: HT, LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Hot Latin: dry Rhizoma Zingiberis Cat: Herbs that Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
	Chen Pi (Orange Peel, Citrus Peel, Tangerine Peel) 陈皮 Qty: 60 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Warm, Aromatic Latin: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi