Tonify Yang

Question 1

Yin Yang Huo

Answer 1

Warm | Acrid, Sweet
Liver-Kidney

1. Tonify Kidney Yang & Invigorates Mingmen Fire: impotence, infertility, frequent urination, weakness in lumbar region & knee d/t Kidney Yang Xu
2. Eliminates Wind-Damp: pain or numbness in limbs d/t Attack of Wind-Cold-Damp Bi-syn & Kidney Xu

Prepared with mutton fat = increase sexual drive

Er Xian Tang: yin yang huo + bai ji tian + xian mao (kid yin & yang xu w/fire flaring)

Question 2

Ba Ji Tian

Answer 2

Sl. Warm | Acrid, Sweet
Kidney-Liver

1. Most gentle and mildest of yang tonics!
2. Tonify Kidney Yang without overly drying & Augments Essence: impotence, frequent urination, infertility, irregular menstruation, Cold & Pain in lower abdomen d/t Kidney Yang Xu
3. Strengthen Tendon & Bone: weakness or pain in lumbar region & knee d/t Kidney Yang Xu
4. Eliminate Wind-Damp: Bi-Syndrome d/t Attack of Wind-Damp Bi-syn

Er Xian Tang: yin yang huo + bai ji tian + xian mao (kid yin & yang xu w/fire flaring)

Question 3

Xu Duan

Answer 3

Sl. Warm | Bit, Sweet, Acrid
Liver-Kidney

1. Tonify Liver & Kidney & Promote Regeneration of Tendon & Bone: weakness of lumbar region & knee, seminal emission, uterine bleeding d/t Liver & Kidney Xu
2. Promote Blood Circulation: Traumatic injury; Menstrual disorders d/t Yang Xu & need to move blood esp. after ovulation
3. Calms Restless Fetus: threatened miscarriage with vaginal bleeding d/t Liver & Kidney Xu

Combo: Du Zhong + Xu Dian = strengthen tendon & bone

Sang Ji Sheng + Xu Dian: tonify liver & kidney, expel wind-damp, calm fetus

Question 4

Tu Si Zi

Answer 4

Neutral | Sweet, Acrid
Liver-Kidney

1. Tonify Kidney Yin & Yang
2. Warms Primal Yang & Nourishes Yin
3. Secures Essence: impotence, infertility, seminal emission without dream, frequent urination, copious leucorrhea, weakness & soreness in lumbar region & knee
4. Brighten Eyes: Blurring vision d/t Liver & Kidney Xu
5. Tonify Spleen Qi: diarrhea d/t Spleen Qi Xu
6. Calms Fetus: threatened miscarriage d/t Liver & Kidney Xu
7. Good for menstrual disorders d/t tonify yang & yin w/o blood stasis

Pair: Tu Si Zi + Zi He Che

Question 5

Rou Cong Rong

Answer 5

Warm | Sweet, Salty
Kidney-Large Intestine

1. Tonify Kidney Yang & Augments Essence & Blood: impotence, infertility, weakness & cold in lumbar region & knee d/t Kidney Yang Xu
2. Moisten Large Intestine & ↑ Bowel Movement: constipation d/t Dryness in Large Intestine with Kidney Yang Xu
3. Women > Men
4. Used in women for Cold womb d/t yang xu

HDI: neurotransmitter effect

Ji Chuan Jian: constipation d/t kidney yang xu

Question 6

Du Zhong

Answer 6

Warm | Sweet, Sl. Acrid
Liver-Kidney

1. Tonify Kidney & Liver to Strengthen Tendon & Bone: wei syndrome, low back pain
2. Calm fetus
3. Combo: Du Zhong + Xu Dian = strengthen tendon & bone

Goes to Low Back more vs. Xu Dian
Treats Hypertension

Question 7

Bu Gu Zi

Answer 7

Very Warm | Acrid, Bitter
Kidney-Spleen

1. Tonify Kidney Yang: impotence, cold & pain in the lumbar region & knee d/t Kidney Yang Xu
2. Stabilize Essence & Control URINE: seminal emission without dream, frequent urination & incontinence d/t Kid Yang X
3. Warm Spleen Yang to Stop Diarrhea: severe diarrhea d/t Kidney & Spleen Yang Xu
4. Assist Kidney to Grasp & Receive Qi: shortness of breath, asthma d/t Kid Xu
5. Bu Gu Zhi + He Tao Ren = cough, wheezing

Si Shen Wan: daybreak diarrhea d/t SP & KI Yang Xu