Bu Tian Da Zao Wan

Bu Tian Da Zao Wan (Heavens-Supplementing and Great Creation Pill), from Medical Revelations (Yi Xue Xin Wu).

Actions and indications: Warm and nourish essential qi, cultivate and supplement yin and yang. Indicated for the treatment of consumptive diseases of the five viscera, with shortness of breath, lack of strength, less eating and fatigue, palpitation, insomnia, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, and dizziness

Modifications: For yin deficiency and internal heat, add Cortex Moutan ( mu dan pi ); for yang deficiency and internal cold, add Cortex Cinnamomi ( rou gui ); for more evident qi deficiency, add Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng ( ren shen ) and honey-prepared Radix Astragali ( mi zhi huang qi ); for steaming bone fever, add Cortex Lycii ( di gu pi ) and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae ( zhi mu ); for failing to transport and transform due to weakness of the spleen and stomach, add Fructus Amomi ( sha ren ) and Fructus Amomi Kravanh ( bai dou kou ) to harmonize the stomach and awaken the spleen

Cautions: It is not suitable for patients with externally contracted febrile diseases

Category: Formulas That Concurrently Supplement Qi, Blood, Yin and Yang.

Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 612–614.

Grind the ingredients into powder, mix with honey and make into pills, take 12 g each time, 2 times a day; or decrease the dosage according to the original proportion, decoct with water for oral use