FORMULAS THAT NOURISH & TONIFY YIN Flashcards

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Name the Di Huang formulas that nourish and tonify the yin

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  1. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
    - Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
    - Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
    - Du Qi Wan
    - Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
  2. Yi Guan Jian
  3. Zuo Gui Yin
  4. Zuo Gui Wan
  5. Da Bu Yin Wan
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Face and Body presentation of Di Huang:

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deficient, heated (deficient heat-fire flare-ups or “taxation heat”)

red cheeks, skinny, withered, emaciated body

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Does Di Huang presentation experience any bleeding ?

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Yes. From the nose, mouth, eyes, ears, lower jiao

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Skin presentation of Di Huang:

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Dry (also mouth, throat, stools, cough sin sputum, hair)

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Eyes and ear presentation of Di Huang:

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Dull

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Pulse presentation of Di Huang:

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Deep, fine/thready, rapid

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Tongue presentation of Di Huang:

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red, less fur

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Heat presentation of Di Huang:

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five center heat, steaming bones, tidal fever

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Which channel has sore back, waist, and knees

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KD channel

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Urine presentation of Di Huang:

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scanty, yellow urine. Thirst

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Night signs and symptoms of Di Huang:

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insomnia, seminal emissions

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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Dx:

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KD & LV Yin deficiency

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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan aka:

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6 ingredient Rehmannia pill

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Which herbs are in Liu Wei Di Huang Wan ?

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  1. Shu Di Huang (rehmannia)
  2. Shan Yao (Chinese Yam)
  3. Shan Zhu Yu (Dogwood fruit)
  4. Fu ling (poria mushroom)
  5. Ze Xie (water plantain)
  6. Mu Dan Pi (tree peony root bark)
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Which 3 herbs in Liu Wei Di Huang Wan tonify ?

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  1. Shu Di Huang (tonifies KD)
  2. Shan Yao (tonifies SP/Qi)
  3. Shan Zhu Yu (astringes/tonifies LV and KD)
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Which 3 herbs in Liu Wei Di Huang Wan drains damp ?

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  1. Fu Ling (drains SP)
  2. Ze Xie (drains KD)
  3. Mu Dan Pi (drains LV)
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Which herb in Liu Wei Di Huang Wan also clears deficient heat ?

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Mu Dan Pi

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Tongue coating for Liu Wei Di Huang Wan presentation ?

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red, less coat, cracks

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Symptoms for Liu Wei Di Huang Wan presentation ?

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low back pain, thin red tongue, sore low back and knees, night sweats and hot flashes, anxiety, dry eyes and floaters (LV)

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Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan aka:

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Anemarrhena, Phellodendron & Rehmannia Pill

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Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan Dx:

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KD and LV Yin deficiency w/ deficient (false) heat

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S/sx for Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan type.

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night sweats
low-grade fever
hematuria from heat in the blood
flushes face
red cheeks
sweating
possible menopause/andropause
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What herbs are in Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan ?

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  1. Shu Di Huang
  2. Shan Yao
  3. Shan Zhu Yu
  4. Fu Ling
  5. Ze XIe
  6. Mu Dan Pi
  7. Zhi Mu (anemarrhenae)
  8. Huang Bai (Phellodendron)
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Actions of Zhi Mu ?

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  • clears (def) heat, purges fire
  • 4 BIGS
  • nourishes yin
  • helps dryness
  • “know about mothers” herb
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Actions of Huang Bai ?

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  • clears heat
  • goes to LJ
  • UTI
  • menopause
  • skin eruptions with dryness/redness
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Qi Ju Di Huang Wan aka:

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Lycium Fruit, Chrysanthemum & Rehmannia Pill

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Qi Ju DI Huang Wan Dx:

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KD and LV Yin deficiency with eye problems (deficient heat?)

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S/sx of Qi Ju Di Huang Wan type:

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blurred vision
eye dryness
itchiness
eye tearing when windy
dizziness
tired eyes
visual changes
aging eyes
red eyes
dry eyes
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Which herbs are in Qi Ju Di Huang Wan formula ?

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  1. Shu Di Huang
  2. Shan Yao
  3. Shan Zhu Yu
  4. Fu Ling
  5. Ze Xie
  6. Mu Dan Pi
  7. Gou Qi Zi (Goji berries)
  8. Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum)
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Gou Qi actions:

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  • tonifies KD and LV

- nourishes eye and essence

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Ju Hua actions:

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  • clears heat from eyes

- lowers infection or heat causing dryness

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Du Qi Wan Dx:

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KD Yin deficiency with respiratory issues

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Which herbs are in Du Qi Wan ?

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  1. Shu Di Huang
  2. Shan Yao
  3. Shan Zhu Yu
  4. Fu ling
  5. Ze XIe
  6. Mu Dan Pi
  7. Wu Wei Zi (schizandra)
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Actions for Wu Wei Zi:

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  • astreignes LU, LV and KD
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Mai Wei Di Huang Wan Dx:

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KD and LV yin deficiency with deficient LU heat

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Which herbs are in Tai Wei Di Huang Wan ?

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  1. Shu Di Huang
  2. Shan Yao
  3. Shan Zhu Yu
  4. Fu Ling
  5. Ze Xie
  6. Mu Dan Pi
  7. Mai Men Don (Opiopogon)
    8 Wu Wei Zi (Schizandra)
37
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Facts of Mai Men Dong:

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  • like shu di but cold
  • nourishign
  • enriching
  • LU def heat
38
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Yi Guan Jian aka:

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Linking decoction

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Yi Guan Jian Dx:

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LV & KD yin deficiency with LQS

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Which herbs are in Yi Guan Jian

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  1. Sheng Di Huang (foxglove root)
  2. Bei Sha Shen (Glehnia Root)
  3. Mai Men Dong (Opiopgon)
  4. Dang Gui (Angelica)
  5. Gou Qi Zi (Goji)
  6. Chuan Lian Zi (meliae toosendan)
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S/sx of when to use Yi Guan Jian ?

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  • discomfort or pain along sides of torso and/or epigastric region; dry mouth and throat. mental symptoms like depression paired with digestive symptoms like belching, bitter taste, acid reguritation, n/v.
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Biomedical defined disorders of when to use Yi Guan Jian

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  • chronic gastritis
  • stomach ulcers, stomach pain
  • intercostal neuralgia
  • chronic hepatitis
  • chronic eczema
  • urticarial
  • pruritus
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Zuo Gui Yin aka:

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Restore the Left DECOCTION

Zuo means left

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Zuo Gui Yin Dx:

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Mild KD Yin deficiency

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Which herbs are in Zuo Gui Yin

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  1. Shu Di Huang
  2. Shan Yao
  3. Shan Zhu Yu
  4. Fu Ling
  5. Gou Qi Zi
  6. Zhi Gan Cao (honey-fried licorice)
46
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Zuo Gui Wan aka:

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Restore the left PILL

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Zuo Gui Wan Dx:

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KD yin and Essence deficiency

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Which herbs are in Zuo Gui Wan ?

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  1. Shu Di Huang
  2. Shan Yao
  3. Shan Zhu Yu
  4. Gou Qi ZI
  5. Gui Ban Jiao (turtle gelatin)
  6. Lu Jiao Jiao (deer gelatin)
  7. Tu si ZI (dodder seeds)
  8. Chuan Niu XI (cyathulae)
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Da Bu Yin Wan aka:

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Great Tonify the Yin Pill

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Da Bu Yin Wan Dx:

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Yin deficiency with deficient flourishing yin fire (yin hue)

  • tonifies blood and yin (esp. of KD, the mother of LV)
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Which herbs are in Da Bu Yin Wan?

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  1. Shu Di Huang (foxglove root)
  2. Gui Ban (Turle Shell)
  3. Huang Bai (Phellodendron) - dry-fried
  4. Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae) - wine fried
52
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What are the “other formulas” that nourish and tonify yin?

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  1. Er Zhi Wan

2. Shou Tai Wan

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Er Zhi Wan aka:

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Two-Solstice Pill

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Er Zhi Wan Dx:

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mild LV and KD yin deficiency

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Which herbs are in Er Zhi Wan ?

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  1. Han Lian Cao (Eclipta) - picked at winter solstice

2. Nu Zhen Zi (Privet fruit) - picked at summer solstice

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Nu Zhen Zi action:

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tonifies yin

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Han Lian Cao action:

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tonifies yin; cools blood and stops bleeding

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Er Zhi Wan is:

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nourishing without being cloying and safe and relatively mild; which needs to be taken long-term

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Shou Tai Wan aka:

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Fetus Longevity Pill

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Shou Tai Wan Dx:

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Restless fetus d/t KD yin deficiency

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Which herbs are in Shou Tai Wan ?

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  1. Tu Si Zi (Dodder seeds) - tonifies yin and yang
  2. Sang Ji Sheng (Mistletoe)
  3. Xu Duan (Teasel Root) - tonifies yang, smoothes blood
  4. E Jiao (Donkey Gelatin) - tonifies blood
  • all together tonifies the KD
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Shou Tai Wan is designed to promote:

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health of the fetus

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S/sx of Shou Tai Wan type:

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  • soreness and distention of low back
  • feeling of going down and collapse in lower abdomen
  • may be vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
  • dizziness
  • tinnitus
  • weak legs
  • frequent or incontinent urine