Health Concerns Formula H Capsules - HC.FMH
Dr. Fung's Pulsatilla Herbal Supplement Modified Bai Tou Weng Tang
90 count
This is an empirical formula based on Dr. Fung’s 60 years of clinical experience. Hemorrhoids
are a common affliction caused by a variety of factors. Biomedically, these include pregnancy,
constipation, and straining during bowel movements. Individuals in professions that involve
sitting for prolonged periods are also prone to hemorrhoids. In Chinese medicine, the
presenting pattern is one of damp-heat sinking. Thus, the primary goal of this formula is to
clear damp-heat.
The chief herb is sweet wormwood (qing hao), which is bitter and pungent to clear heat and
dampness. Chinese salvia (dan shen) unblocks meridians and activates blood, while quercetin
(from Sophora japonica) strengthens blood vessels and arrests bleeding. Quercetin is especially
valuable for treating bleeding hemorrhoids because its actions are primarily directed at
damp-heat patterns of the large intestine. Chinese skullcap (huang qin) clears heat, dries
dampness, and stops bleeding. Other herbs in this formula that address heat and damp-heat
include rehmannia (sheng di huang), phellodendron (huang bai), and Japanese honeysuckle
(jin yin hua).
Since heat consumes yin, and in cases of bleeding, there is a relative insufficiency of yin and
blood, it is necessary to nourish yin and blood in order to effectively resolve such conditions
as hemorrhoids. Thus, in this formula, yin-blood nourishing herbs such as Chinese peony (bai
shao) and dong quai (dang gui) are added. Heal All (xia ku cao) clears heat, relieves yin deficiency
and yang excess, and resolves red, swollen tissues.
Sweet Wormwood
aerial (qing hao), Chinese Salvia root
(dan shen), Chinese Skullcap
root*
(huang qin), Quercetin flower
bud* (from Sophora
japonica), Chinese Peony root*
(bai shao), Dong Quai root*
(dang gui), Rehmannia (raw)
root*
(sheng di huang), Heal All herb*
(xia ku cao), Phellodendron bark*
(huang bai), Japanese
Honeysuckle
flower*
(jin yin hua)
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* extract
