HERB FORMULAS

DIABETES #3

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 30g Strongly enriches Yin, relieves wasting and thirsting disorder, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow.
With Shan Yao and Ze Xie, for ascendant Fire due to exhaustion of Kidney Yin.
With Shan Zhu Yu, Shan Yao and Ze Xie, for Xiao Ke with predominant polyuria.
Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 15g Tonifies Kidney Yin, astringes Jing, tonifies the Spleen, and nourishes Stomach Yin.
With Mai Men Dong and Wu Wei Zi, for Lung Deficiency with cough.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea and night sweats.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 15g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and soothes irritability.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 12g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin, generates Fluids, Moistens the Intestines, clears the Heart and eliminates irritability.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 9g Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes sweat, generates fluids, astringes Jing and stops diarrhea and spermatorrhea.
With Shu Di Huang, Shan Yao and Shan Zhu Yu, for Lung and Kidney Deficiency with coughing and wheezing.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 9g Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, activates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Ze Xie, Fu Ling and Shan Zhu Yu, for spermatorrhea due to Kidney Yin Deficiency with Heat.
Poria Fu Ling 9g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Ze Xie, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 9g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and strengthens Kidney Yang.
With Wu Wei Zi, for spermatorrhea, abnormal sweating, palpitations and shortness of breath due to Yin and Yang Deficiency of the Liver and Kidneys.
With Shu Di Huang, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 9g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and drains Kidney Fire.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 9g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Yin
  • Reduces Fire

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Polyuria
  • Frequent nocturia
  • Cloudy urine
  • Dry mouth
  • Night sweats
  • Five Sole Heat
  • Tidal fever
  • dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Low back and knee soreness and weakness
  • Itching
  • Impotence
  • Premature ejaculation
  • Dark, blackish facial complexion
  • Eyes are black or green
  • Ears are wilted
  • Limbs emaciated
  • Feet and shins painful and weak
  • T: Red
  • C: Thin or None
  • P: Thready and rapid or Thready and wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For marked Deficiency Fire: For pronounced Qi Deficiency:
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai + 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
For marked dizziness and tinnitus: For severe thirst:
+ 12g Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi + 20g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
+ 12g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi For profuse urination:
For insomnia: +15g Ootheca Mantidis Sang Piao Xiao
+ 15g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Tang + 9g Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren
+ 15g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi