Description
Chang Pu Wan (Acorus Pill), from Yan’s Treatise on Formulas for Children (Yan Shi Xiao Er Fang Lun).
Actions: Supplement heart qi and open the brain orifices
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of lingual retardation with a pattern of heart qi insufficiency, with developmental lag of infantile language, sluggishness of spirit, mental retardation, hair growth retardation, weakness of suck and mastication, or waggling tongue, pale tender tongue with slight coating, thready and moderate pulse, and pale finger venules
Category: Formulas That Supplement Qi.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 562–566.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shi Chang Pu
as printed: Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii (shi chang pu) 6 g
|
6g | 6.25% | — | |
|
Dan Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (dan shen) 6 g
|
6g | 6.25% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 15 g
|
15g | 15.63% | — | |
|
Chi Shi Zhi
as printed: Halloysitum Rubrum (chi shi zhi) 9 g
|
9g | 9.38% | — | |
|
Tian Men Dong
as printed: Radix Asparagi (tian dong) 30 g
|
30g | 31.25% | — | |
|
Mai Men Dong
as printed: Radix Ophiopogonis (mai dong) 30 g
|
30g | 31.25% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net cool (-1.00)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 63%, cool 6%, warm 31%.
Pairs warm and cool. 31% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 69% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 3%
- sweet 44%
- sour 5%
- bitter 48%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 78%
- Heart 59%
- Stomach 47%
- Spleen 47%
- Kidney 47%
- Large intestine 9%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into powder, mix with honey and make into pills as size of mung bean, and take in doses of 5–20 pills, three times a day; or decrease the dosage according to the original proportion and decoct with water for oral use
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