BLACK PEARL BP004 BAO HE WAN CITRUS & CRATAEGUS

BLACK PEARL BP004 BAO HE WAN CITRUS & CRATAEGUS

It was designed to reduce food stagnation and promote digestion as well as regulate the Qi in the middle Jiao (and hence ‘preserve harmony’ between the Stomach and Spleen). Zhu understood that the origin of many disorders is faulty diet, which leads to dysfunction of the organs of the middle Jiao (i.e. the Stomach and Spleen). In addition, patients with a chronic illness tend to have poor digestion, due to the effects of the illness itself as well as the inevitable restriction of their mobility. This generally leads to the retention of undigested (or incompletely digested) food in the Stomach and Intestines (i.e. food stagnation syndrome). Therefore, it was (and still is) prudent to have on hand a medicine that could address this problem – to be used alone or in combination with other herbal prescriptions, as appropriate.

The synergistic actions of the ingredients are as follows:

Crataegus fruit (shan zha): reduces food stagnation and promotes digestion, especially for meat and fatty foods
Hordeum sprout (shen qu): reduces food stagnation and promotes digestion, especially for alcohol
Citrus peel (chen pi), Wolfiporia cocos (fu ling), Pinellia tuber (jiang ban xia): regulate the Qi and harmonise the Stomach and Spleen
Raphanus seed (lai fu zi): reduces food stagnation and promotes digestion, especially for grains and flour products.
Forsythia fruit (lian qiao): clears Heat due to stagnation and also breaks up accumulated (or ‘bound’) pathogens.
ACTIONS OF THE MAIN HERBS

Crataegus fruit (shan zha) when roasted is used orally in formulas to promote the digestion of meat and fatty foods. It has been shown to have anticholesterolemic and stomachic actions
Pinellia tuber (jiang ban xia), prepared with ginger juice is used orally in formulas to treat digestive disorders with nausea, vomiting, epigastric distension, loss of appetite, borborygmus, etc. It has been shown to have an antiemetic and carminative action.
Raphanus seed (lai fu zi) is used orally in formulas to promote the digestion of starches and food made from flour. It has been shown to have carminative, antibacterial and antifungal actions.

TCM Actions
Reduces food stagnation and promotes digestion, regulates the Qi and harmonises the middle Jiao.

TCM Syndromes
Reduces food stagnation and promotes digestion, regulates the Qi and harmonises the middle Jiao.

Indications
Indigestion (due to over consumption), gastritis, chronic cholecystitis.

Dosage & Course Of Treatment
8 pills, 3 times daily.

Course of treatment: For acute conditions 1 to 3 days at high dosage. For chronic conditions may be used for longer periods when combined with a tonic formula.

Signs and Syndromes
Epigastric or abdominal fullness

Belching

Nausea

Acid reflux

Loss of appetite

Symptoms worsened by eating

Epigastric or abdominal pain

Vomiting

Halitosis

Constipation or diarrhoea

Tongue with a thick coat

Slippery pulse

Cautions & Contraindications
Do not take at the same time as iron supplements as the tannins in Crataegus fruit interfere with the absorption of iron.

Contains gluten.

Ingredients
CRATAEGUS PINNATIFIDA, FRUIT (shan zha) – 山楂 – 73.2mg
HORDEUM VULGARE, SPROUT (shen qu) – 神曲 – 65.0mg
CITRUS RETICULATA, FRUIT PEEL (chen pi) – 陳皮 – 55.8mg
WOLFIPORIA COCOS, FRUIT. BODY (fu ling) – 茯苓 – 45.7mg
RAPHANUS SATIVUS, SEED (lai fu zi) – 萊菔子 – 45.7mg
FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA, FRUIT (lian qiao) – 連翹 – 45.7mg
PINELLIA TERNATA, TUBER (jiang ban xia) – 薑半夏 –