HERB FORMULAS
| English: | Stabilize the Yin Decoction |
| Also Known As: | Decoction for Keeping Yin |
Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen | 3-10g | Tonifies Qi. With Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Yin Deficiency. |
| (Rx. Codonopsis) | (Dang Shen) | (3-20g) | (Substitutes for Ren Shen.) |
| Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata | Shu Di Huang | 9-20g | Nourishes the Blood, nourishes
Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and
Blood and fills the Marrow. 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, sperma-torrhea and night sweats, due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency. With Ren Shen, for Qi and Yin Deficiency. |
| Rz. Dioscoreae | Shan Yao | 6-12g | Tonifies Kidney Yin and
astringes Jing. With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea and night sweats. With Shan Zhu Yu and Tu Si Zi, for leukorrhea due to Spleen and Kidney Deficiency. |
| Fr. Corni | Shan Zhu Yu | 4.5-10g | Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens Kidney Yang, stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding. |
| Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | 2.1-3g | Calms the Spirit, sedates the Heart and clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney Expels Phlegm, opens the Orifices. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | 3-6g | Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi and
moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. With Ren Shen, relieves palpitations and anxiety. |
| Fr. Schisandrae | Wu Wei Zi | 3-6g | Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes
Jing,
stops diarrhea and spermatorrhea, tonifies Qi and
quiets the Spirit and calms and contains Heart Qi. With Shu Di Huang, Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao, for Lung and Kidney Deficiency with cough and wheezing. |
| Sm. Cuscutae | Tu Si Zi | 6-10g | Strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine, benefits the marrow, tonifies the Kidneys and Liver and calms the fetus. |
- Enriches and tonifies the Kidneys
- Nourishes the Liver
- Regulates the Chong and Ren channels
- Regulates menstruation
- Strengthens the Spleen
- Early or Late menstruation due to Kidney Deficiency
- Amenorrhea due to Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency
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| CONTRAINDICATIONS |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
| For irregular menstruation from Kidney Deficiency due to Insufficiency of the Chong and Ren channels: | For a stronger effect: | ||
+ Rx. Dipsaci |
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+ Anemarrhena,
Phellodendron and Rehmanniae Pill Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan |
For
nocturnal emission or thin discharge due to Kidney Deficiency: |
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For amenorrhea
with Kidney Yang Deficiency: |
+ More Fr. Corni | Shan Zhu Yu | |
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis
Preparata |
Zhi Fu Zi | For vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency: | |
| + Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui | - Fr. Corni | Shan Zhu Yu |
| + Fr. Psoraliae | Bu Gu Zhi | + 4.5g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu |
| For extremely Deficient vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency: | For vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with a lack of astringency of the menstrual Blood: | ||
| - Fr. Corni | Shan Zhu Yu | - Fr. Corni | Shan Zhu Yu |
| + 4.5g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu | + 4.5g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu |
| + 6-9g Fr. Rosae Laevigatae | Jin Ying Zi | + 6g Rx. Dipsaci | Xu Duan |
| For vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with Blood not returning to the channels: | |||
| or | - Fr. Corni | Shan Zhu Yu | |
| - Fr. Corni | Shan Zhu Yu | + 4.5g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu |
| + 4.5g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu | + 6-9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui |
| 3g vinegar-fried Concha Meretricis/Cyclinae | Ge Qiao | ||
| For vaginal discharge due to Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with a lack of Qi astringency: | |||
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| - Fr. Corni | Shan Zhu Yu | - Fr. Corni | Shan Zhu Yu |
| + 4.5g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu | + 4.5g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu |
| + 6g Fr Mume | Wu Mei | + 3g Rz. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |