Description
Si Wu Wu Zi Wan (Four-Substance and Five-Seed Pill), from Formulas to Aid the Living (Ji Sheng Fang).
Actions: Supplement the blood and nourish yin, boost essence and improve vision, enrich and nourish the liver and kidney
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of blurred vision due to liver-kidney yin-blood depletion, with long course, blurred vision, or spotted vision, dry eyes, dizziness, tinnitus, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, vexing heat in the five centers (chest, palms, and soles), dry throat and mouth, red tongue with scanty fluid, thready and weak pulse
Category: Formulas That Supplement the Blood.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 571–573.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 10 g
|
10g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 10 g
|
10g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata (shu di huang) 10 g
|
10g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 10 g
|
10g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Gou Qi Zi
as printed: Fructus Lycii (gou qi zi) 10 g
|
10g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Fu Pen Zi
as printed: Fructus Rubi (fu pen zi) 10 g
|
10g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Di Fu Zi
as printed: Fructus Kochiae (di fu zi) 10 g
|
10g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Tu Si Zi
as printed: Semen Cuscutae (tu si zi) 10 g
|
10g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Che Qian Zi
as printed: Semen Plantaginis (che qian zi) 10 g
|
10g | 11.11% | — |
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 (-0.11)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 22%, cool 11%, neutral 22%, warm 44%.
Pairs warm and cool. 44% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 33% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 28%
- sweet 44%
- sour 11%
- bitter 11%
- bland 6%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 89%
- Kidney 67%
- Spleen 33%
- Lung 22%
- Heart 11%
- Bladder 11%
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, and take 10 g each time with salt soup
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Formula family
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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