Hu Po San  琥珀散
Amber Powder

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

San Leng (Sparganium)

Sparganium stoloniferum

6 grams

E Zhu (Zedoary)

Curcuma zedoaria

6 grams

Hu Po (Amber)

Succinum

3 grams

Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony)

Paeonia lactiflora

9 grams

Liu Ji Niu

Artemisia anomala

9 grams

Mu Dan Pi (Tree peony root)

Paeonia suffruticosa

9 grams

Rou Gui (Cinnamon bark)

Cinnamomum cassia

3 grams

Wu Yao (Lindera)

Lindera aggregata

6 grams

Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis)

Corydalis yanhusuo

9 grams

Preparation:

Form a Powder

Function:

Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis

Use:

Pain relieved by warmth, lower back pain, dark or dull complexion, purplish tongue and lips, deep and choppy pulse
1. Amenorrhea
2. Dysmenorrhea
3. Uterine Fibroids
4. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Dose:

Take 3 grams twice daily with wine
For strong pain, it can be steeped in alcohol and taken as a tincture.

Cautions:

1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not used in Heavy Bleeding

Modifications:

1. With Blood deficiency, take with Si Wu Tang.
2. Fibroids or Polycystic Ovaries, add Myrrh (Mo Yao), Safflower (Hong Hua), Poria (Fu Ling)

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