HERB FORMULAS

YU LIN ZHU - 珠璘珠 - FERTILITY PEARL

English: Fertility Pearl
Also Known As: Offspring Nurturing Pearl

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 10-12g Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, restores the constitution and assists herbs that release the exterior or drain downward when there is significant Qi Deficiency.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiencies with fatigue, a sensation of fullness in the abdomen, dizziness, lethargy, shortness of breath, anorexia and loose stools or diarrhea.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with anorexia, loose stools and vomiting.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Blood Deficiencies with dizziness, weakness and lassitude.
With Bai Zhu, Gan Cao, Bai Shao and Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 6-12g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Fu Ling and Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiencies.
With Shu Di Huang, Dang Gui and Bai Shao, for unstable pregnancy with Blood Deficiency.
Poria Fu Ling 6-12g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-9g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Dang Shen, for anorexia, fatigue and loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency.
With Dang Shen, Fu Ling and Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and augments Qi.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9-12g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, stops pain due to Blood Stasis and regulates the menses.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
With Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang and Chuan Xiong, for menstrual irregularity, amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 6-15g Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, softens the Liver and relieves pain.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 6-10g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency causing menstrual problems including dysmenorrhea, scanty menses, and amenorrhea.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 9-15g 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.
Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi 9-15g Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver, strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine and benefits the marrow.
With Du Zhong, enriches and tonifies the Kidneys and Liver, astringes Jing, nourishes Kidney Yin , brightens the eyes and encourages the movement of Primal Yang to treat spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation and lower back pain from Kidney Deficiency.
Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong 6-12g Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver, tonifies Kidney Yang and aids the smooth flow of Qi and Blood.
Colla Cervi Cornus Lu Jiao Jiao 9-10g Tonifies and nourishes Qi and Blood, tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens and warms the Yang, regulates the Chong and Ren channels, stabilizes the Dai Channel, tonifies the DU Channel, strengthens Jing and Blood and benefits Marrow.
With Shu Di Huang, for impotence and spermatorrhea (men) and infertility and thin vaginal discharge (women) due to Kidney Deficiency Cold.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies Kidney Yang
  • Consolidates the Chong and Ren channels

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Early period
  • May be much Blood due to Inconsolidation of the Chong and Ren channels
  • May be little Blood due to Jing Deficiency
  • The Blood is pale-brown red in color, clear thin and watery
  • Frequent urination
  • Copious amounts of clear urine
  • Incontinence of urine
  • Enuresis
  • Abortion or miscarriage
  • Either a tendency towards being too hot of too cold
  • Shortness of breath
  • Asthma
  • Cold limbs
  • Weak back and knees
  • Weight loss
  • Weakness
  • Soreness and weakness in the back and legs
  • Scanty menses
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Poor appetite
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Deficient or Deep, weak possibly tight

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Excess patterns.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For infertility: For nourishing the uterus and regulating Qi and Blood:
+ 3g Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
or
 + 3g Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
- Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 10g Placenta Hominis Zi He Che
- Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi + 12g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
- Colla Cervi Cornus Lu Jiao Jiao
+ 9g Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 10g Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
+ 6g Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum Lu Jiao Shuang
For delayed or infrequent menstruation or amenorrhea:
+ 2g Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao + 3g Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
+ 6g Placenta Hominis Zi He Che + 10g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ 4.5g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 6g Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
For Cold lodged in the uterus with low back pain, a cold lower abdomen and a weak and slow pulse:
For infertility (use after menstruation):
+ Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo + 3g Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
+ Fluoritum Zi Shi Ying + 15g Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian
+ Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
For infertility due to Blood Deficiency:
 + 12g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 10g Rx. Curculiginis Xian Mao
- Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong + 10g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
- Colla Cervi Cornus Lu Jiao Jiao
For endometriosis with marked dysmenorrhea:
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + 3g Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
+ Colla Corii Asini E Jiao + 10g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi
+ Fr. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao + 15g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
+ Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
For infertility due to Blood Deficiency with scant abnormal vaginal discharge and a dry astringent vagina:
For infertility due to Blood Deficiency with lower abdominal urgency and pain during menstruation:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao - Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
- Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong - Colla Cervi Cornus Lu Jiao Jiao
- Colla Cervi Cornus Lu Jiao Jiao + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
+ Colla Corii Asini E Jiao + Fr. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
+ Fr. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao + Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo + Placenta Hominis Zi He Che
+ Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng + Cornu Cervi Degelatinum Lu Jiao Shuang
+ Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao