Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Gushen Houpo Pills

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Gushen Houpo Pills,For deficiency of the True Yuan, where wind, cold, and cold qi invade the intestines, causing sudden pain in the chest and abdomen, soreness in the back and spine, borborygmi and diarrhea, a weak heart with a tendency to lie down, and chronic coldness in women.

Formulas Name : Gushen Houpo Pills

Chinese Name : 谷神厚朴丸

Drug Formulation

Magnolia Bark (peeled and roasted with ginger juice) 1 liang, Fructus Aurantii (seeds removed, stir-fried with wheat bran) 1 liang, Fennel Seeds (stir-fried until fragrant) 1 liang, Cardamom (shell removed) 1 liang, Cinnamon Bark (coarse outer bark removed) 1 liang, Atractylodes Macrocephala 1 liang, Cloves 0.5 liang, Piper longum 0.5 liang.

Source

From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 220.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from flour boiled in wine to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For deficiency of the True Yuan, where wind, cold, and cold qi invade the intestines, causing sudden pain in the chest and abdomen, soreness in the back and spine, borborygmi and diarrhea, a weak heart with a tendency to lie down, and chronic coldness in women.

Instructions for Use

Take 10–20 pills per dose, taken on an empty stomach with warm wine or salted water.

Gushen Houpo Pills,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 220.,For deficiency of the True Yuan, where wind, cold, and cold qi invade the intestines, causing sudden pain in the chest and abdomen, soreness in the back and spine, borborygmi and diarrhea, a weak heart with a tendency to lie down, and chronic coldness in women.

More Herbs Formulas

Decoction of Equal Parts Ephedra and Cinnamon Twig

Decoction of Equal Parts Ephedra and Cinnamon Twig,*Treatise on Cold Damage*,Dispels wind and relieves exterior syndromes. Indicated for cases of cold damage on the seventh or eighth day, characterized by fever and aversion to cold resembling malaria, but without vomiting; clear and free urination; and aversion to cold despite faint pulses.

Breast Abscess Ointment

Breast Abscess Ointment,From *Collected Medical Formulas*, Vol. 219, citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.,For breast abscesses in women, as well as abscesses and boils on the back, all types of malignant sores, and injuries from blows or falls.

Ji Yin Powder

Ji Yin Powder,*Dian Dian Jing*, Volume 4.,Symptoms include redness and swelling of the eyes, profuse hot tears that do not dry, swelling and pain in both eyes, itching in the corners of the eyes, foul-smelling discharge from the nose, dizziness, lightheadedness, swelling of the head, and headache.

Yin-Yang Blood Pills

Yin-Yang Blood Pills,From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 51, citing *Sun’s Collection of Effective Formulas*.,For smallpox in children.

Zhonghuang Pills

Zhonghuang Pills,*Compendium of Surgical Medicine*, Volume 2.,Protruding hemorrhoids.

Root-Eradicating Pills

Root-Eradicating Pills,From *The Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 3.,Syphilis sores.

Peach Blossom Paste

Peach Blossom Paste,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 190.,Constipation, dry and hard stools, and distension and pain in the intestines.

Mutton Lung Powder

Mutton Lung Powder,*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 6.,Lung deficiency with obstruction; nasal polyps; inability to perceive smells.

Red Boil-Removing Ointment

Red Boil-Removing Ointment,*New Compilation of Mei’s Proven Formulas*, Volume 7.,For carbuncles and unidentified toxic swellings, whether already suppurating or not, and whether already ulcerated or not.

Oil-Fried Aconite Pills

Oil-Fried Aconite Pills,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.,

Pediatric Stomach-Regulating Pills

Pediatric Stomach-Regulating Pills,*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.,For irregular diet, excessive consumption of raw or cold foods, disharmony of the spleen and stomach, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Bone-Setting Purple Gold Pill

Bone-Setting Purple Gold Pill,From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.,For injuries from falls or blows, blood stasis attacking the heart, fever, and loss of consciousness.

Pearl Powder Decoction

Pearl Powder Decoction,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 299.,For malignant sores of the mouth and tongue, as well as tooth decay.

Pills for Clearing Metal and Moistening Dryness

Pills for Clearing Metal and Moistening Dryness,*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.,For dry, rough skin during pregnancy.

Divine Inhalation Powder

Divine Inhalation Powder,From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 3, citing a formula by Yan Xinwu.,For chronic coughs that have persisted for many years, accompanied by wheezing and shortness of breath.

Menstrual Regulation and Pain Relief Decoction

Menstrual Regulation and Pain Relief Decoction,*Clinical Medical Case Studies and Formulas*.,Menstrual pain of the Qi stagnation and blood stasis type. Lower abdominal distension and pain before or during menstruation, with severe pain upon palpation; scanty and irregular menstrual flow with a purplish color and clots; dark purple tongue with a deep, taut, or deep,涩 pulse.

Clear Metal Pills

Clear Metal Pills,From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 1.,For cases of intense internal fire in the zang-fu organs, leading to dryness of the Lung Metal, qi reversal with wheezing and coughing; or, when heat reaches its extreme and is complicated by wind, resulting in headache, eye distension, difficulty breathing through the nose, epistaxis or nasal … Read more

Seven-Scent Pills

Seven-Scent Pills,From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 9.,For post-typhoid conditions, internal cold, deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, chest and diaphragm obstruction gradually developing into diaphragmatic qi stagnation, as well as spleen-related diarrhea and vomiting.

Bat Droppings Ointment Recipe

Bat Droppings Ointment Recipe,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 136.,Swelling caused by wind-toxin.

Smallpox Healing Pill

Smallpox Healing Pill,From *Supplementary Compendium of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 2.,For smallpox sores that have ruptured and lost their skin.

One Formula: Cinnamon Heart Powder

One Formula: Cinnamon Heart Powder,From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 6, citing *Fan Wang Fang*.,Sudden heart pain.

New Five-Jade Ointment

New Five-Jade Ointment,From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.,Neurodermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis.

Yuanhua Decoction

Yuanhua Decoction,From *A Study of Thirteen Surgical Formulas*.,Hemorrhoids and fistulas.

Thin-Skin Ointment

Thin-Skin Ointment,*Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.,For chronic eczema with thickened skin lesions.

Decoction for Dissolving Fat Membranes and Expelling Phlegm

Decoction for Dissolving Fat Membranes and Expelling Phlegm,From *Ji Yin Gang Mu*, Volume 6.,Infertility due to uterine cold. Phlegm obstructs the entrance to the womb, blocking the fetal chamber, and disrupting the natural menstrual cycle.