HERB FORMULAS

WEN SHEN FANG - 温肾方 - WARM THE KIDNEYS FORMULA

English: Warm the Kidneys Formula
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fluoritum Zi Shi Ying 9-16g Warms the Womb and warms and unblocks the Chong and Ren channels.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 6-12g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens Kidney Yang, stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Yao, tonifies the Kidneys for urinary frequency (day or night), dizziness, tinnitus and lower back pain due to Kidney Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao, Zhi Fu Zi and Lu Rong, for Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi 6-18g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine and benefits the marrow.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 9-30g Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao, for dizziness, weak and sore back, impotence, spermatorrhea and night sweats, due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 9-30g Tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
With Shan Zhu Yu and Tu Si Zi, for leukorrhea due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency.
Poria Fu Ling 9-18g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and regulates the menses.
Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian 6-15g Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 1.5-15g Warms Ming Men Fire and assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang.
With Fu Ling, for lower body edema and dysuria.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu 1.5-10g Transforms turbid Dampness, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, awakens the Spleen and promotes the movement of Qi.
Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong 3-5g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, regulates the Chong and Ren channels and stabilizes the Dai Channel.
With Shu Di Huang, for infertility and thin vaginal discharge due to Kidney Deficiency Cold.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies Kidney Yang
  • Generates Blood
  • Nourishes the Chong and Ren channels
  • Nourishes the uterus

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Long term infertility or infertility in an older woman
  • Possibly a history of late menarche
  • Delayed menstruation with decreased and pale menses or
  • Infrequent menstruation
  • Irregular periods
  • Period either scanty or heavy
  • Prolonged menstrual cycle
  • Scanty, dark discharge at the end of menstruation
  • Amenorrhea
  • Loss of libido
  • Aches and weakness in the waist and legs
  • Back pain
  • Cold limbs
  • A dusky complexion
  • Dull-pale complexion
  • Increased clear urine
  • Loose stools
  • Dizziness
  • Fatigue
  • Tinnitus
  • Feeling cold
  • Depression
  • Cold limbs
  • Frequent urination
  • Long-drawn-out urination with a thin stream or dribbling
  • Back soreness
  • Pain and coldness in loin and knees
  • Severe lumbago
  • Cold sensation in the lower abdomen
  • T: Pale, swollen and wet
  • C: White   
  • P: Deep and weak or Thin and soft or Deep and thready or Deep, thready and forceless or Deep and slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Use mid-cycle.

MODIFICATIONS