What diseases is Hei Shun Pian used to treat?
Apr 21, 2025
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Introduction
Under normal circumstances, Heishunpian (Black Prepared Slices) is mainly indicated for diseases such as yang deficiency with impending collapse, cold-damp bi pain, deficient heart yang, spleen-kidney yang deficiency, abdominal masses or accumulations, and yin-cold edema. Meanwhile, during treatment with medication, patients should also develop good lifestyle habits and avoid consuming spicy and irritating foods, such as pepper, chili peppers, and garlic, to facilitate recovery.
Black Prepared Aconite Root (Hei Shun Pian) is commonly indicated for diseases such as collapse due to yang deficiency, cold-damp bi syndrome with pain, heart yang deficiency, spleen-kidney yang deficiency, abdominal masses or accumulations, and yin-type edema due to cold. Detailed explanations are as follows:
1. Collapse due to yang deficiency: For severe symptoms such as profuse sweating, cold extremities, and a barely perceptible pulse associated with loss of yang, Black Prepared Aconite Root can restore yang and rescue from collapse, rapidly recovering vital signs. It is often used together with Ginseng (Ren Shen) and Dried Ginger (Gan Jiang).
2. Cold-damp Bi syndrome with pain: Used for joint cold pain, limb numbness, and impaired flexion and extension caused by obstruction of the meridians by cold-damp. Its function of warming and promoting the circulation of the meridians can alleviate chronic Bi syndrome that worsens with cold exposure.
3. Heart yang deficiency: Treats chest obstruction and heart pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, and irregular pulse caused by heart yang deficiency. When combined with Cinnamon Twig (Gui Zhi) and Licorice (Gan Cao), it enhances the effect of warming heart yang and improving blood stasis in the heart meridian.
4. Spleen-kidney yang deficiency: Targets diarrhea at the fifth watch of the night (early morning), undigested food in stool, and cold pain in the lower back and knees caused by spleen and kidney yang deficiency. It warms and strengthens the vital gate fire, restoring spleen and kidney yang to control and retain slipping and prolapse.
5. Abdominal masses or accumulations: Used for abdominal lumps, hardened masses, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea caused by cold congealing and blood stasis. Combined with blood-activating herbs, it warms and dissolves cold congealing, softens hardness, and disperses nodules.
During the period of drug treatment, patients should also develop good lifestyle habits and avoid consuming spicy and stimulating foods such as pepper, chili, garlic, etc., to facilitate recovery.
