Bull Heart Powder
- Chinese
- 牛心粉
- Pinyin
- Niu Xin Fen
- Latin
- Pulvis Cordis Bovis seu Bubali
Known in TCM as Niu Xin Fen (牛心粉), this sweet, neutral herb enters the Heart. Traditionally, it nourishes the Heart in organ-correspondence style use, especially for palpitations and unsettlement attributed to Heart deficiency, most often applied for palpitations, insomnia, and anxiety.
Part used: Powder
Also Known As
Latin: Pulvis Cordis Bovis seu Bubali | Pinyin: Niu Xin Fen | Chinese: 牛心粉
TCM Properties
- Taste
- sweet
- Temperature
- neutral
- Channels
- Heart
Traditional Use
Primary Actions
- Nourishes the Heart in organ-correspondence style use, especially for palpitations and unsettlement attributed to Heart deficiency.
- Calms irritability and helps settle the spirit in long-standing weakness states marked by insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, or emotional restlessness.
- Functions more like a food-medicine or supportive animal-organ material than like a major canonical decoction herb.
Secondary Actions
- TCMBank-linked indexing associates Niu Xin Fen with palpitations, irritability, insomnia, and dream-disturbed sleep, which fits the classic heart-organ correspondence logic.
- The record is best understood as a minor traditional tonic or diet-therapy adjunct rather than a mainstream pharmacopoeial staple.
Classical References
- Traditional Chinese organotherapy often uses corresponding animal organs to supplement weakness in the related zang system.
- For Niu Xin Fen, that logic points toward Heart support and spirit-settling rather than toward strong dispersing or purging actions.
Modern Research
Studied Effects
- No herb-specific PubMed-indexed pharmacology literature was identified for bull heart powder as a defined TCM medicinal. Current use remains primarily traditional and food-medicine based.
Safety & Interactions
Cautions
- As an animal-organ preparation, sourcing, hygiene, and storage quality matter more than for many dried herbs.
- Palpitations, insomnia, and irritability can reflect serious cardiac, endocrine, or psychiatric illness and should not be self-treated solely with traditional organotherapy.
Conditions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bull Heart Powder used for?
Bull Heart Powder is traditionally used to Nourishes the Heart in organ-correspondence style use, especially for palpitations and unsettlement attributed to Heart deficiency., Calms irritability and helps settle the spirit in long-standing weakness states marked by insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, or emotional restlessness., Functions more like a food-medicine or supportive animal-organ material than like a major canonical decoction herb.. Research has investigated its effects on: No herb-specific PubMed-indexed pharmacology literature was identified for bull heart powder as a defined TCM medicinal. Current use remains primarily traditional and food-medicine based..
What are other names for Bull Heart Powder?
Bull Heart Powder is also known as Powdered ox heart, Buffalo heart powder. In TCM: 牛心粉 (Niu Xin Fen); Pulvis Cordis Bovis seu Bubali.
Is Bull Heart Powder safe during pregnancy?
The safety of Bull Heart Powder during pregnancy has not been established. Consult a qualified healthcare provider before use.