Hu Po
Succinum
sweet, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Calm the Spirit
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Heart system disorders
- Anxiety
- Dream disturbed
- Insomnia
- Coronary artery disease
- Poor memory
- Seizures
- Fixed masses
- Painful urination
- Blood in the urine
- Inhibited urination
- Sores
- Carbuncles
- Swollen genitals
Hu Po is sweet and neutral. It enters the bladder, heart, and liver systems to calm the shen.
Channels: heart, liver, bladder
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Angina pain
- Abdominal masses
- CAD
- Blood in the urine
- Mood disorders
- Muscle spasms
- Dysuria
- Urethral pain
- Urinary tract infection
Formulas:
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tan
- Zhi Bao Dan
Contraindications: do not prescribe Hu Po to patients with deficiency heat patterns
Zoo Image: an elephant is chiseling into a blood rock while watching a spirit rake a tremulous heart in a Zen garden while catching itself in the groin with the rake