Gui Pi Wan (Gui Pi Pian, Gui Pi Tang, 归脾丸) is an important herbal formula in traditional Chinese medicine for replenishing the blood and Qi due to weak heart and spleen functions. Today, the herbal remedy is commonly used by Chinese doctors for insomnia, amnesia, palpitation, tiredness, and poor appetite often experienced by hard-working professionals and students. It is also known for use in anemia.

What does it do?
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the heart controls the blood and stores Shen (the spirit), the spleen absorbs the nutrients we eat and transport them to the blood. When the heart function is weak, one may develop anemia, palpitation, and pale face; one may also have difficulty to fall into sleep, be easy to forget things. When the spleen function is weak, digestion is impaired, the blood is not well nourished and may not be hold well in the blood vessels, which may increase the tendency of bleeding.

Gui Pi Wan (Pian) strengthens the spleen and the heart, nourishes blood and Qi, calms the mind.^† How it acts in modern biochemical terms is not yet understood. Gui Pi Wan has been indicated in China Pharmacopoeia¹ for use in heart and spleen deficiency, palpitation, short of breath, insomnia, amnesia, dreamness, dizziness, bodily tiredness, and poor appetite. ^†

Below are highlights of some applications of Gui Pi Wan from published and unpublished studies.

• Insomnia, amnesia and other complaints due to overwork or study. You are a professional or a college student, you are overwhelmed by your work, you start to feel hard to fall into sleep, hard to remember what you just learn, hard to concentrate, easy to wakeup at night, you feel tired most of the time, and have no appetite. In a clinical study involving 100 such cases, improvement was observed in 91 cases after use of Gui Pi Tang.²

• Anemia. In a study, 24 out of 24 plastic anemia patients showed improvement at the level of hemoglobin.²

• Platelet reduction (Purpura). Platelet counts were restored in 25 out of 35 cases in a study. ²

• Uterine functional bleeding.

What is Available?
Guang Ci Tang® Gui Pi Pian (SpleenVive™) 40 grams in 200 mg 200 tablets @ 5:1 strength.

Guang Ci Tang® Gui Pi Wan (SpleenVive™) 40 grams in 200 mg 200 pills @ 5:1 strength.

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How do I use it?
The standard dosage for Gui Pi Pian (Wan) is 6 tablets or pills taken 2 to 3 times daily with or before meals. One bottle lasts 11 to 17 days.

Gui Pi Pian (Wan) is a mild tonic and therefore it takes time before its effects become apparent. It may take one month or more before symptoms begin to improve. An initial course of treatment is suggested as 4 - 6 bottles taken at the full dose.

Differentiation in Usage
Gui Pi Wan is similar to Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan and Te Xiao Zao Ren An Mian Wan in use for insomnia and palpitation. Gui Pi Wan is more suitable when tiredness, pale face, short of breath, or poor appetite also occur. Te Xiao Zao Ren An Mian Wan is more suitable when night sweats or dizziness also occur. Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan is more suitable when dreaminess, emission, constipation, oral ulcer occur.

Side Effects
Gui Pi Wan (Pian) has been safely used with few adverse effects when used as directed.

Cautious Notes
1. Use it under the direction of a herbalist if you are pregnant, child, have diabetes, or high blood pressure.
2. Not suitable for use if you have a fever.
3. Consult your herbalist or physician before use if you are taking other medicines.
4. Better to use before meal.
5. Better to avoid oily food like French fries.
6. If any adverse symptom occurs, discontinue use.
7. Keep out of reach of children.

References
1. China Pharmacopoeia 2000.
2. Chen Q. Renowned Patent Traditional Chinese Medicines: Pharmacology and Clinical Applications (1998).

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