HERB FORMULAS

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Pin Yin
Dosage
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Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 12-15g Nourishes Yin, Jing and Blood.
With Bai Shao and Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency.
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.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 12-15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and Blood generates Fluids and cools Heart Fire.
With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
With Shu Di Huang for Yin and Blood Deficiency Heat.
Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi 12-15g Tonifies and nourishes the Kidneys and Liver, nourishes Blood and Yin and benefits Jing.
With Shu Di Huang, for Liver and Kidney Deficiencies.
Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu 12-15g Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness and generates Fluids.
With Bie Jia, for steaming bone disorder.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 12-15g Activates Blood and breaks up Stasis, clears Heat, cools and nourishes Blood, calms the Spirit and soothes irritability.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 12-15g Calms Liver Yang, nourishes Blood, astringes Yin and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, tonifies Yin and Blood.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis.
With Gan Cao, for muscle spasms in the calf due to Blood Deficiency.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 10-12g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and tonifies Kidney Yang.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi 10-12g Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and clears Deficiency Heat.
With Shu Di Huang and Gou Qi Zi, for poor vision due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies.
Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong 10-12g Tonifies the Kidneys, tonifies Qi and Yang, tonifies the DU channel, nourishes Jing and Blood, strengthens the sinews and bones, benefits marrow, regulates the Chong and Ren channels and stabilizes the Dai channel.
With Shu Di Huang, for impotence and spermatorrhea (men), infertility and thin vaginal discharge (women) due to Kidney Deficiency Cold and physical retardation in children.
With Sheng Di Huang, for severe Jing and Blood Deficiencies.
Carapax Trionycis Bie Jia 10-12g Nourishes Yin, anchors Yang and activates Blood.
Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi 10-12g Activates the Blood and breaks up Stasis, expels Wind, drains Dampness and invigorates the channels.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 10-12g Tonifies, activates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, reduces swelling and alleviates pain.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes the Blood.
With Gan Cao, moderates spasms.
With Dan Shen, for pain in the extremities due to Blood Stasis.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 2-12g Tonifies Spleen Qi, clears Heat, moderates spasms, alleviates pain and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of the other herbs.
With Bai Shao, for spasms of the calf.
  • Nourishes Kidney and Liver Yin
  • Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies
  • Facial complexion pale and sallow
  • Both cheeks slightly red
  • Dizziness
  • Dry eyes
  • Blurred vision
  • Spots before the eyes
  • Numbness of limbs
  • Flaccid paralysis (Wei syndrome)
  • Weakness
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Forgetfulness
  • Low back and knees sore and painful
  • Throat dry and painful
  • Five sole Heat
  • Low-grade fever
  • Nightsweats
  • Stools difficult to pass
  • Insomnia
  • Constipation
  • Irritability
  • Women:
    Irregular menses or
    Scanty menses or
    Amenorrhea
    Vaginal discharge
  • Men:
    Spermatorrhea
  • T: Red
  • C: None
  • P: Thready and rapid
CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
For urinary incontinence: For fecal incontinence:
+ Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi + Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
+ Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren + Sm. Euryales Qian Shi
+ Fr. Rosae Laevigatae Jin Ying Zi
For constipation:
For pain and stiffness of limbs:
+ Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu
+ Scorpio Quan Xie + Sm. Pruni Yu Li Ren
+ Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can + Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong
+ Rx. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu + Rx. et Rz.Rhei Da Huang
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
For loss of mental acuity:
For stomach ache:
+ Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
For muscular atrophy:
Rx. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan
For abdominal distention:
   
+ Cx. Magnoliae Hou Po    
+ Fr. Citri Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi