Tai Shan Pan Shi San
Star泰山磐石散 (Powder that Gives the Stability of Mount Tai)
Source: Jing Yue Quan Shu — Zhang Jie-Bin (Zhang Jing-Yue) (Ming, 1624)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Tai Shan Pan Shi San (Powder that Gives the Stability of Mount Tai), from the Jing Yue Quan Shu (Collected Treatises of [Zhang] Jing Yue) by Zhang Jie-Bin (Zhang Jing-Yue).
Actions: Tonifies qi and strengthens the Spleen; Nourishes the blood and stabilizes the fetus.
Presentation: Qi and blood deficiencies during pregnancy: restless fetus, history of miscarriage or threatened miscarriage, a pale face, lassitude, general weakness, lack of appetite, a pale tongue with a thin, white tongue coating, and a slippery, forceless or deep, weak pulse.
Cautions:
- Although designed for pregnancy it is not risk-free; use herbs in pregnancy only when benefits outweigh risks
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 618.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Ren Shen (Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng) 3g [5g]
|
5g | 6.17% | Jun (Chief) | tonifies qi, strengthens Spleen |
|
Shu Di Huang
as printed: Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) 2.4g [10g]
|
10g | 12.35% | Jun (Chief) | nourishes blood, tonifies Liver and Kidney |
|
Bai Zhu
as printed: Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 6g [10g]
|
10g | 12.35% | Chen (Deputy) | tonifies qi; with Huang Qin stabilizes the fetus |
|
Xu Duan
as printed: Xu Duan (Radix Dipsaci) 3g [5g]
|
5g | 6.17% | Chen (Deputy) | nourishes blood, tonifies Liver and Kidney, stabilizes fetus |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) 3g [5g]
|
5g | 6.17% | Chen (Deputy) | clears heat, stabilizes fetus |
|
Huang Qi
as printed: Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) 3g [15g]
|
15g | 18.52% | Zuo (Assistant) | tonifies qi, strengthens Spleen |
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 3g [8g]
|
8g | 9.88% | Zuo (Assistant) | nourishes blood |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 2.4g [6g]
|
6g | 7.41% | Zuo (Assistant) | nourishes blood |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) 2.4g [4g]
|
4g | 4.94% | Zuo (Assistant) | regulates qi and blood circulation |
|
Sha Ren
as printed: Sha Ren (Fructus Amomi) 1.5g [4g]
|
4g | 4.94% | Shi (Envoy) | regulates qi, harmonizes middle jiao, stabilizes fetus |
|
Nuo Mi
as printed: Nuo Mi (Oryza Glutinosa) a pinch [5g]
|
5g | 6.17% | Shi (Envoy) | nourishes Spleen and Stomach |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Zhi Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle) 1.5g [4g]
|
4g | 4.94% | tonifies qi, strengthens Spleen |
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 slightly warm (+0.62)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 6%, cool 7%, neutral 5%, warm 82%.
Small but decisive: Huang Qin 5g (cold, 6% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 17%
- sweet 58%
- sour 4%
- bitter 21%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Spleen 77%
- Lung 42%
- Liver 41%
- Stomach 35%
- Kidney 30%
- Heart 27%
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
Source: decoct in 1.5 bowls water down to 70%, take between meals; in first trimester only one dose every 3-5 days, from the fourth month onward may be used freely. Today decoct bracketed doses and take on an empty stomach in three divided doses (morning, afternoon, night).
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Dang Gui San + Si Wu Tang + Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Ren Shen, Xu Duan, Nuo Mi, Sha Ren and Gan Cao
- This formula = Si Wu Tang + Dang Gui San + Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Ren Shen, Xu Duan, Nuo Mi, Sha Ren and Gan Cao
- This formula = Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang + Dang Gui San + Si Wu Tang + Ren Shen, Xu Duan, Nuo Mi, Sha Ren and Gan Cao
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.
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