He Che Wan Fang
Star河车丸方 (Placenta Pill Formula)
Source: Yi Xue Xin Wu — Cheng Guo-Peng (Qing, 1732)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
He Che Wan Fang (Placenta Pill Formula), from the Yi Xue Xin Wu (Medical Revelations) by Cheng Guo-Peng — a variation of Ding Xian Wan.
Actions: Tonifies the Kidney; Nourishes the Heart; Strengthens the Spleen.
Presentation: Used after seizures/epilepsy have been treated with Ding Xian Wan, to prevent recurrence.
Cautions:
- Human placenta is generally not used; pig or cattle placenta is substituted
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 1253.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Zi He Che
printed dose 1 piece (no single modern dose); as printed: Zi He Che (Placenta Hominis) 1 piece
|
g | — | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Fu Ling (Poria) 30g
|
30g | 23.81% | — | |
|
Fu Shen
as printed: Fu Shen (Poria Paradicis) 30g
|
30g | 23.81% | — | |
|
Yuan Zhi
as printed: Yuan Zhi (Radix Polygalae) 30g
|
30g | 23.81% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Ren Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng) 15g
|
15g | 11.9% | — | |
|
Dan Shen
as printed: Dan Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae) 21g
|
21g | 16.67% | — |
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 neutral (+0.19)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cool 17%, neutral 48%, warm 36%.
Taste
- pungent 12%
- sweet 30%
- bitter 35%
- bland 24%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Heart 100%
- Lung 60%
- Spleen 60%
- Kidney 60%
- Pericardium 17%
- Liver 17%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
1 herb without a dose in grams, so left out of every figure above: Zi He Che.
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
Source text: make honey pills; take 9g with water every morning.
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