BLACK PEARL BP060 SI WU WAN DANG GUI FOUR

BLACK PEARL SI WU WAN DANG GUI FOUR – BP060

This formula was first recorded in the ‘Formulary of the Tai Ping Welfare Dispensary Bureau’ (tai ping hui min he ji ju fang), 1151 CE, a compilation of popular and effective formulas that were used in the public dispensaries of the Song dynastic period. It was originally prescribed for Liver Blood deficiency; however, it has since come to be used as the basis for prescriptions that treat generalised Blood deficiency as well as a broad range of disorders related to the state of the Blood.

Zhu Dan-xi, the most recent of the Jin-Yuan reform physicians, popularised its use as one of the four essential formulas upon which he based his clinical prescriptions. Zhu classified diseases into four basic types: Qi disorders; Blood disorders; Phlegm disorders; and Stagnation disorders. Thus, he frequently employed four basic formulas as the starting point for prescriptions in his clinical practice: Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Major Herbs) for Qi disorders; Si Wu Tang (Dang-gui Four) for Blood disorders; Er Chen Tang (Citrus & Pinellia) for disorders due to Phlegm; and Yue Ju Wan (Formula to Overcome Stagnation) for disorders due to stagnation.

Clinically this formula may also be used for chronic diseases due to Wind (e.g. itchy skin conditions, dry and itchy eyes) in addition to gynecological conditions characterised by the standard features of Blood deficiency as described above.

Ingredients:
– Angelica polymorpha, root 當歸 104.2 mg
– Paeonia lactiflora, root 白芍 104.2 mg
– Rehmannia glutinosa, prepared root 熟地黃 104.2 mg
– Ligusticum striatum, rhizome 川芎 62.5 mg

Signs & Symptoms
– Dermatitis, chronic
– Dry eyes, chronic
– Eczema, chronic
– Urticaria (hives)
– Menstrual disorders
– Lactation, insufficient
– Skin, dry
– Lesions, slow healing
– Menorrhagia
– Numbness and tingling in the extremities
– Palpitations
– Memory and concentration, poor
– Skin lesions, slow healing
– Post partum weakness

Dosage & Course of Treatment
8 – 12 pillules, 3 times daily, half to one hour away from food. In severe cases and in the early stages of treatment (first 1 – 2 weeks) the dosage may be increased by 50 – 100%.

Course of treatment: 2 to 4 months.

Cautions & Contraindications
– Caution for those on anti-coagulant medications (i.e. Heparin, warfarin or aspirin).
– Caution during pregnancy.
– If taking antibiotics, allow at least 90 minutes before taking this formula.