ba xian chang shou wan

Eight-Immortal Pill for Longevity

About ba xian chang shou wan

Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan, Eight-Immortal Pill for Longevity, adds Mai Men Dong and Wu Wei Zi to the Liu Wei Di Huang Wan base. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that nourish and tonify Yin.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
shu di huang24 g
shan zhu yu12 g
shan yao12 g
fu ling9 g
mu dan pi9 g
ze xie9 g
mai men dong6 g
wu wei zi3 g

Actions and indications

Enriches Yin and nourishes the Essence of the Kidneys and Lungs

  • Yin deficiency of the Lungs and Kidneys, or of the Liver and Kidneys, or of the Heart and Kidneys
  • Kidney Yin deficiency, including Yin deficiency in the elderly
  • Weak and aching lower back, knees and legs, with numbness at the waist and knees, heel or foot pain and general weakness of the lower body
  • Dizziness, light-headedness or vertigo, ringing in the ears, reduced hearing or deafness, and blurred vision
  • Loose teeth and toothache
  • Heat in the five centres, tidal fever, steaming-bone fever, hot flashes and night sweats
  • Wasting and thirsting disorder (Xiao Ke), with thirst, dry mouth and tongue and a long-standing dry, sore throat
  • Dry skin, a pale or dull complexion, muscle weakness, tiredness and poor appetite
  • Seminal emissions at night or during the day, spermatorrhea and impotence
  • Frequent urination, dribbling or incontinence of urine, or at times reduced urination

Nourishes Liver Yin

  • Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency with dizziness and blurred vision

Astringes Lung Qi, resolves Phlegm and stops asthma

  • Cough, including cough with blood (hemoptysis), from Lung and Kidney Yin deficiency
  • Asthma and shortness of breath, with Phlegm
  • Tongue red with a scant coat or none; pulse thready and rapid

Modern uses

  • Neurasthenia
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Chronic nephritis
  • Chronic glomerulonephritis
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Nephroatrophy
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Nocturnal emissions
  • Impotence
  • Chronic urinary tract infection
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Oliguria
  • Hypertension
  • Arteriosclerosis
  • Heart failure
  • Failure to thrive
  • Retarded growth in children
  • Infantile dysplasia
  • Infantile malnutrition
  • Functional uterine bleeding
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Scanty menstruation
  • Amenorrhea
  • Menopause
  • Hot flashes
  • Night sweats
  • Optic neuritis
  • Optic nerve atrophy
  • Central retinitis
  • Senility
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Chronic asthma
  • Bronchitis
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Bronchiaesthenia
  • COPD
  • Dyspnea
  • Cough
  • Hemoptysis
  • Side effects of steroids
  • Allergic disorders
  • Chronic urticaria
  • Chronic hepatitis
  • Addison's disease
  • Vegetative nerve functional disturbance
  • Laryngitis
  • Sore throat
  • Hoarseness
  • Loss of voice
  • Dry mouth
  • Dry skin
  • Toothache
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Low back pain
  • Knee pain
  • Heel pain
  • Foot pain
  • Weakness

Symptoms

Cautions

Names

Pinyinba xian chang shou wan
English NameEight-Immortal Pill for Longevity

Classification

Category
Nourish and Tonify Yin
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