What is the Chinese medicine Heishunpian used for?

Apr 03, 2025 Source: Cainiu Health

Dr. Zhang Xiuhong

Introduction

Under normal circumstances, the traditional Chinese medicine Heishunpian (Black Prepared Sichuan Pepper) can treat conditions such as yang deficiency syndrome, cold stagnation pain, spleen and stomach cold deficiency, kidney yang insufficiency, and yang restoration for rescuing from collapse. It can help alleviate symptoms caused by yang deficiency, such as cold intolerance, cold limbs, pale complexion, fatigue, and listlessness. When using Heishunpian, it is essential to strictly follow medical instructions and avoid self-administration to ensure its efficacy and safety.

Generally, the traditional Chinese medicine Hei Shun Pian (Black Prepared Aconite Root) can treat conditions such as yang deficiency syndrome, cold stagnation pain, spleen-stomach cold deficiency, kidney yang insufficiency, and restoring yang to rescue from collapse. The specific applications are as follows:

1. Yang Deficiency Syndrome

Hei Shun Pian has a warming effect on yang energy, effectively tonifying the body's yang qi. It shows good therapeutic effects on various types of yang deficiency syndromes, such as heart yang deficiency, spleen yang deficiency, and kidney yang deficiency. It can improve symptoms caused by yang deficiency, such as cold intolerance, cold limbs, pale complexion, fatigue, and low energy.

2. Cold Stagnation Pain

Due to its strongly warming nature, Hei Shun Pian can dispel cold and relieve pain. It is applicable for pain conditions caused by cold pathogenic invasion, such as abdominal pain, joint pain, and muscle pain, especially those exacerbated by cold environments. By warming and dispersing cold pathogens, it promotes smooth circulation of qi and blood, thereby achieving pain relief.

3. Spleen-Stomach Cold Deficiency

Hei Shun Pian warms the spleen and stomach, enhancing their transformation and transportation functions. It improves symptoms caused by spleen-stomach cold deficiency, such as poor appetite, cold abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, helping to restore the normal physiological functions of the spleen and stomach.

4. Kidney Yang Insufficiency

Hei Shun Pian is a commonly used herb for treating kidney yang insufficiency. It warms and tonifies kidney yang, enhances kidney qi, and improves symptoms caused by kidney yang deficiency, such as soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, frequent nighttime urination, premature ejaculation, and impotence. It helps restore kidney yang and enhances kidney function.

5. Restoring Yang to Rescue from Collapse

Hei Shun Pian is an essential herb for restoring yang to rescue from collapse. It can be used to treat critical conditions such as loss of yang and shock, characterized by symptoms like cold extremities and barely perceptible pulse. It rapidly invigorates yang energy and helps save critical conditions.

When using Hei Shun Pian, it is essential to strictly follow medical instructions to avoid self-medication, ensuring both efficacy and safety.

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Some individuals have a naturally cold constitution and absorb the warming properties of Heishunpian (Radix Aconiti Praeparata) more slowly. After administration, the internal cold may not be effectively dispelled in a timely manner, and feelings of coldness may persist. It is recommended to consume warming foods such as ginger and longan together with Heishunpian, keep warm, add more clothing, and avoid staying in cold environments. Insufficient dosage of Heishunpian may fail to exert adequate warming and cold-dispersing effects, thus failing to improve the internal deficiency-cold condition.