Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan
Ingredients: Fo-ti root tuber (he shou wu),Dong quai root (dang gui),Lycium fruit (gou qi zi),Chinese dodder seed (tu si zi),Poria sclerotium (fu ling),Achyranthes root (niu xi), Psoralea fruit (bu gu zhi).
Mandarin: 七寶美髯丹 Pin-Yin: Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan English: Ho-shou-wu & Lycium Formula Romaji: Shichiho Bizen Tan Kanji: 七宝美髯丹 Kampo: No |
Source:
- A Collection of Interpretations of Medical Prescriptions (Yi Fang Ji Jie, 1682)
How it works:
- Supplements the kidney jing
- Nourishes the liver blood
Clinical Applications:
- Deficiency in kidney jing and liver blood
Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan addresses a deficiency in the kidney jing and the liver blood by restoring the kidney jing and nourishing the liver blood.
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
Fo-ti Root Tuber |
He Shou Wu |
Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
Lycium Fruit |
Gou Qi Zi |
Dodder Seed |
Tu Si Zi |
Hoelen |
Fu Ling |
Achyranthes Root |
Niu Xi |
Psoralea Fruit |
Bu Gu Zhi |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, He-shou-wu nourishes the blood and jing, extinguishes wind from the skin, and tonifies the liver and kidneys. Lycium is used to nourish and tonify the liver, kidney blood, yin, and replenish jing.