HERB FORMULAS

NIU CHE SHEN QI WAN - 牛车腎氣丸 - ACHYRANTHIS AND PLANTAGO FORMULA

English: Achyranthis and Plantago Formula (Pill)
Also Known As: Tonify Kidney Qi Pill with Achyranthis and Plantago

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 5g Nourishes Yin and Blood and tonifies the Kidneys.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Rou Gui, for Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 3g Nourishes Kidney Yin and Yang, astringes Yin and stops Excess perspiration.
With Shan Yao, tonifies the Liver and benefits the Spleen.
Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 3g Strengthens the Spleen, stabilizes the Kidneys and nourishes Jing.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, lower back pain, impotence and night sweats.
Rx. Lateralis Aconiti Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 0.5g Tonifies the Ming Men, dispels Cold, eliminates Dampness and tonifies Kidney Yang.
With Shu Di Huang and Rou Gui, for Kidney Yang Deficiency with waning of Ming Men Fire with aversion to Cold, weak and sore back and legs, impotence, and urinary frequency.
Cx. Cinnamomi
Rou Gui 1g Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart, strengthens Yang and Ming Men Fire, disperses deep Cold, warms the channels, unblocks the channels and vessels, alleviates pain, leads the Fire back to its source and assists the generation of Qi and Blood.
With Zhi Fu Zi, powerfully tonifies Kidney Yang, for Kidney Yang Deficiency with lower back pain and weakness in the legs and knees and Deficiency of Ming Men Fire with impotence or infertility.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 3g Promotes urination and prevents Kidney Fire as a result of tonification.
With Mu Dan Pi, for steaming bone disorder, dizziness and vertigo.
With Fu Ling and Mu Dan Pi, regulates the Kidneys, Liver and Spleen, drains and tonifies.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 3g Clears Heat and Deficiency Fire, cools and harmonizes the Blood, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Poria Fu Ling 3g Strengthens the Spleen and drains Dampness.
With Ze Xie, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness leading to edema, jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty, difficult urination with abdominal distention.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 3g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and clears Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi 3g Promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat.
With Ze Xie, for Lin Syndrome, edema and distention.
With Niu Xi, for Kidney Deficiency edema.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Kidneys Yang
  • Drains Dampness
  • Invigorates the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Aversion to Cold
  • Watery stools with undigested food
  • Lower back pain
  • Weakness of the lower extremities
  • A cold sensation in the lower half of the body
  • Tenseness in the lower abdomen
  • Pain and cramps in the lower abdomen
  • Panting and irritability to the point of having difficulty lying down
  • Will breathe most comfortably while leaning against something
  • Nocturia
  • May be numbness in the lower abdomen
  • Urinary difficulty with edema or Spasmodic pain in the lower abdomen
  • Excessive urination
  • If severe, may be incontinence of urine
  • May have persistent diarrhea
  • Dizziness
  • Vertigo
  • Dysuria
  • May have flushed face (Yang floating upward)
  • Thirst with frequent, copious urination (Xiao Ke)
  • Fatigue (severe)
  • May have severe perspiration (Yang floating upward)
  • Constipation
  • Lassitude
  • Pale face
  • Edema of the face and feet
  • Severe edema of the legs (may prevent walking)
  • Maybe cough
  • Maybe asthma
  • T: Pale, may be swollen
  • C: Thin, white and moist
  • P: Deep, Deep and thready and/or Weak and slow

TREATS

  • Diabetes
  • Sciatica
  • Beriberi
  • Cerebral hemorrhage
  • Nervous exhaustion
  • Amnesia
  • Nocturnal emission
  • Skin disease
  • Eye ailments
  • Ear disorders

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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