Blood tonics
Tai shan pan shi san
Powder as Solid as Mount Tai
- Chinese name
- 泰山磐石散
- Group
- Blood tonics
- English name
- Threatened Abortion Powder
Strengthens qi and blood; was used to prevent miscarriage.
Indications
The book describes use in women with a tendency to miscarry from qi and blood deficiency, with light red bleeding, pale skin, palpitations, insomnia, poor appetite and low energy.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ginseng (ren shen) | 6–9 g |
| Huang qi (astragalus) | 6–9 g |
| Dang gui (Chinese angelica) | 6–9 g |
| Xu duan (teasel root) | 6–9 g |
| Huang qin (Baikal skullcap) | 3–6 g |
| Szechuan lovage (chuan xiong) | 6–9 g |
| White peony root (bai shao) | 6–9 g |
| Prepared rehmannia (shu di huang) | 9–12 g |
| Bai zhu (white atractylodes) | 6–9 g |
| Sha ren (Chinese cardamom) | 3–6 g |
| Honey-fried licorice (zhi gan cao) | 3–6 g |
| Glutinous rice (nuo mi) | 20–30 g |
- Tongue
- pale with a thin coating
- Pulse
- slippery and weak
Variations
- For heavy bleeding, the book describes adding donkey-hide gelatin.
- For lower back pain: add du zhong.