BLACK PEARL BP011 FU GUI BA WEI WAN REHMANNIA EIGHT

BLACK PEARL FU GUI BA WEI WAN REHMANNIA EIGHT – BP011

Ingredients:
– Rehmannia glutinosa, prepared root 熟地黃 60.4 mg
– Dioscorea oppositifolia, root 山藥 52.6 mg
– Wolfiporia cocos, hyphae 茯苓 52.6 mg
– Cornus officinalis, fruit 山茱萸 39.5 mg
– Paeonia suffruticosa, stem bark 牡丹皮 39.5 mg
– Alisma plantago aquatica, rhizome 澤瀉 39.5 mg
– Zingiber officinale, rhizome (dried) 乾薑 30.2 mg
– Cinnamomum cassia, stem bark 肉桂 19.6 mg

Dosage & Course of Treatment
– 30 – 40 pills twice daily, half to one hour away from food.
– In severe cases the dosage may be increased up to 50%, e.g. 50 pills twice daily or 30 – 40 pills, three times daily.
– Course of treatment: 3 – 9 months, or ongoing for elderly patients
– Safe for long term use
BLACK PEARL FU GUI BA WEI WAN REHMANNIA EIGHT – BP011

This formula was originally recorded in the ‘Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet’ (jin gui yao lue fang lun) by Zhang Zhong-jing (circa 150 – 219 CE). This work is the earliest surviving record that details the diagnosis and treatment of miscellaneous diseases of internal medicine, as well as some surgical diseases and gynecological disorders, according to the Eight Principles. The alternative name for this formula means: ‘Kidney Qi (tonic) Pill from the (Synopsis of Prescriptions of the) Golden Cabinet’.

Like so many of Zhang Zhongjing’s formulas, this one was so ingeniously designed that its clinical uses have been expanded over the centuries to include many more disorders than originally intended. Its actions cover four broad areas, all of which are related to Kidney deficiency. The first is Kidney Qi deficiency: because the formula warm-tonifies the Kidney Yang and nourishes the Kidney Yin, it facilitates the production of Kidney Qi (which is generated by the action of the Kidney Yang on the Kidney Yin). Secondly, this formula addresses deficiency of the Kidney Yang with insufficiency of its warming and activating functions. The third covers disturbances of fluid metabolism: deficiency of the Kidney Yang and the Kidney Essence lead to insufficiency of the original Qi (yuan qi), which normally ascends through the Triple Jiao to drive the metabolism of fluids (as well as the digestion of food).

Finally, this formula is effective in conditions due to disturbance of the ministerial Fire (the Fire of the Kidney, an aspect of the Kidney Yang): one of the functions of the original Qi is to keep the ministerial Fire subdued and confined to the lower Jiao. When the original Qi becomes deficient, the Kidney Fire looses its root and rises upwards and may give rise to Heat in the upper body (accompanied by signs of Cold in the lower body). This syndrome is often referred to as ‘false Heat with true Cold’.

ChinaMed approximately equivalent formula Rehmannia Eight Vitality (CM166)

Signs & Symptoms
– Bronchitis, chronic
– Diabetes insipidus
– Diabetes mellitus
– Hyperaldosteronism
– Spermatorrhea
– Nephritis
– Cataracts, early stage
– Pain and weakness in lower back
– Erectile dysfunction
– Sexual hypofunction, male
– Sexual hypofunction, female
– Menopausal syndrome
– Nocturia
– Asthma, chronic (maintenance)

Dosage & Course of Treatment
– 30 – 40 pills twice daily, half to one hour away from food.
– In severe cases the dosage may be increased up to 50%, e.g. 50 pills twice daily or 30 – 40 pills, three times daily.
– Course of treatment: 3 – 9 months, or ongoing for elderly patients
– Safe for long term use

Cautions & Contraindications
– Not for use during pregnancy.
– Caution with patients on antiarrhythmic drugs (e.g. quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide)